Toyota Avalon 2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0224-17 · NHTSA communication 10132356 · issued Jun 12, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2018
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2018 model year Avalon and Avalon HV vehicles have had the short pin removed at the assembly plant and temporarily stored in the engine compartment relay block to minimize battery discharge during transportation and storage. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to reinstall the short pin into its original location and confirm that all related Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) are cleared during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS). NOTE: The short pin is removed ONLY on vehicles going to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Saipan, Guam and American Samoa.
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.