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Toyota Avalon 2020–2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0613-20 · NHTSA communication 10176704 · issued May 28, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020–2021
model years
37
vehicle entries

Official summary

TT: Unibody vehicles commonly have lashing holes on the under body used for securing the vehicle during logistics -The lashing holes are intended to be plugged during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS) -The plugs are: oRequired for anti-corrosion purposes oUsually located in the glove box prior to PDS -The number of plugs may be different based on model and production location

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.