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Toyota Avalon Hybrid 2001–2016 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0119-15 · NHTSA communication 10093479 · issued Dec 2, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2001–2016
model years
50
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tsb: this bulletin includes basic procedures for performing a rescue charge on ni-mh high voltage (hv) batteries. This bulletin should be used in conjunction with the repair manual while performing rescue charge. The grx-5100 should be used wherever the repair manual references the toyota hybrid system (ths) charger.

Vehicles covered

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.