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Toyota Avalon 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0049-16 Rev · NHTSA communication 10134346 · issued Jul 7, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2015–2016
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2015 ? 2016 model year Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Tundra vehicles equipped with Blind Spot Monitor may exhibit a Blind Spot Monitor Warning message with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C1AB2 Short to Ground in Outer Mirror Indicator (Master) or C1AB3 Short to Ground in Outer Mirror Indicator (Slave) stored. 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.