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Toyota Avalon 2012–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0247-12 Rev · NHTSA communication 10131979 · issued Sep 5, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2012–2013
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2012 ? 2013 model year Camry, Venza, and 2013 model year Avalon and Sienna vehicles equipped with 2GR-FE engines may exhibit a MIL ?ON? condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P219A or P219B present. The Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition occurring. Please follow the repair procedure below to address this condition.

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.