Toyota Avalon 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin F0B_LSC_Dealer L · NHTSA communication 10111258 · issued Jan 22, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2012–2013
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer Letter: The front passenger seat assembly is equipped with sensors for the occupant classification system which are used to control the operation of supplemental restraint systems (SRS), including the front passenger airbag. The sensors classify the weight of the occupant and activate or deactivate the front passenger airbag accordingly. Additionally, the sensors are used to detect certain vehicle collisions. Due to the current collision detection thresholds, the system may interpret certain occupant seating usages or road conditions as a rear collision and illuminate the Airbag Warning
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.