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Toyota Avalon 2013–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0157-14 · NHTSA communication 10132334 · issued Dec 12, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2013–2014
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2013 ? 2014 model year Avalon and Avalon HV vehicles equipped with a rear window sunshade may exhibit a condition in which the sunshade rises with no switch input in high ambient temperatures. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin 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.