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Toyota Prius V 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSC-14R1 · NHTSA communication 10056218 · issued Oct 6, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Seats
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: see document search button for owner letter. Non seat heater system was installed, on certain vehicles, can stop working due to failure of wiring connectors and seat heater will turn off. Model 201202014 prius v. *pe

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.