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Toyota Prius 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0144-16 · NHTSA communication 10132849 · issued Oct 5, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 model year Prius vehicles may exhibit a clicking noise from the support nuts on the rear shocks. The assembly process has been improved to prevent this from reoccurring. Follow the Repair Procedure below to address this condition.

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.