Toyota Prius 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0059-13 · NHTSA communication 10132292 · issued Apr 29, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2012–2013
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
On start-up, some vehicles may exhibit a condition where the A/C system blows warm air and Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1476 is set. An updated A/C compressor 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.