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Toyota Avalon 2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0233-17 · NHTSA communication 10115264 · issued Jul 6, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: When a maintenance alert occurs, a message displays on the head unit with the "Call Dealer" button. It is important to program the dealer contact information into the head unit to ensure that the customer can schedule service.

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.