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Toyota Prius 2010–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin ZF3_DEALER LETTE · NHTSA communication 10106445 · issued Jun 16, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2012
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer letter: in these vehicles, toyota has received some reports of a rough idle and/or rattle noise from the transaxle at cold start due to a sticking exhaust gas recirculation (egr) valve. If this occurs, the vehicle may illuminate the check engine light and set diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0401.

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.