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Toyota RAV4 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0138-18 · NHTSA communication 10152198 · issued Nov 19, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2019 model year RAV4 and RAV4 HV vehicles shipped from Japan may have front emergency towing eyelets installed to aid in transportation. Remove the emergency towing eyelets during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS) using the following procedure.

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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.