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Toyota Sienna 2011–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin ZH4_Toyota POL17 · NHTSA communication 10132436 · issued Aug 3, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
2011–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received a number of reports regarding sliding door front lock assemblies on certain 2011 ? 2016 model year Sienna vehicles. In these reports, during the closing operation of the left and/or right side sliding door, the door would not completely close and latch due to corrosion on the latch lever pin of the door?s front lock.

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.