Toyota Avalon 2009–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-TT-0242-13 · NHTSA communication 10075953 · issued Jul 8, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2009–2014
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some customers have experienced amber colored oil like substance found on floor mats. Further investigation reveals the electric power steering column showing signs of the oiling substance leaking
Vehicles covered
- 2013 Toyota Avalon
- 2014 Toyota Avalon
- 2013 Toyota Avalon Hybrid
- 2014 Toyota Avalon Hybrid
- 2012 Toyota Camry
- 2013 Toyota Camry
- 2014 Toyota Camry
- 2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2013 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2014 Toyota Camry Hybrid
- 2009 Toyota Corolla
- 2010 Toyota Corolla
- 2011 Toyota Corolla
- 2012 Toyota Corolla
- 2013 Toyota Corolla
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.