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Toyota RAV4 2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0169-13 · NHTSA communication 10132062 · issued Nov 14, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2013
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1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2013 model year RAV4 vehicles may exhibit a condition where the radio screen brightness varies noticeably between the audio and map/APPs screens, and/or the map/APPs screen is difficult to see. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to update the radio software in order to equalize the screen brightness.

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.