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Toyota Prius 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0171-13 · NHTSA communication 10055507 · issued Jun 4, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2012-2014 model year prius v have a diagnostic trouble code (dtc) poa80 or poa7f due to dust build up in the battery cooling fan. 06/04/14 *lj

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.