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Toyota Prius 2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0226-12 Rev · NHTSA communication 10132283 · issued Apr 11, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
2012
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2012 model year Prius and Prius PHV vehicles may exhibit a lower-than-expected speaker volume on the Safety Connect system, which may make the audio prompts difficult to understand. An updated wire harness is available 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.