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Toyota Prius 2012–2013technical 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.