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Toyota Prius 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0319-17 · NHTSA communication 10133655 · issued Nov 27, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2017 model year Prius and 2017 model year Prius Prime vehicles may exhibit a ?Grille Shutter Inoperative, Please See Dealer? message on the combination meter and/or a MIL ?ON? condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P05A072 (Active Grille Air Shutter ?A? Actuator Stuck Open) set due to debris stuck in the active grille shutter. 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.