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Toyota Avalon 2018–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0516-18 · NHTSA communication 10153236 · issued Dec 18, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2018–2019
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TT: The microphone circuit passes through the DCM before reaching the radio/navigation system. To simplify the diagnosis of the microphone, Safety Connect SOS button lights, and DCM (Telematics transceiver) inoperative conditions, refer to the procedure below to prevent unnecessary parts replacement.

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.