Toyota Prius 2004–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 04-09 Prius Stee · NHTSA communication 10133823 · issued Mar 1, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2009
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
On February 21, 2013, NHTSA open a Defect Petition (DP), which is the agency's formalized process to review the petitioner's claim and determine whether it has merit or not. Toyota will cooperate fully with NHTSA.
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.