Toyota RAV4 2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0168-13 · NHTSA communication 10132061 · issued Nov 12, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2013
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2013 model year Limited grade RAV4 vehicles may exhibit a condition in which one or both power back door actuator units separate from the ball mounts on the hatch or the body. Additionally, wiring on the actuator may be damaged, causing the power back door to become inoperative with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) B2226, B2227, B2228, or B2229 present. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
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.