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Toyota Highlander 2015–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SET-TSB-16-006Re · NHTSA communication 10182947 · issued Jan 5, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2015–2016
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

The hood release cable grommet may have been damaged during the installation of onboard vacuum or 2n1 LED fog & DRL lights on certain 2015-16 Highlander vehicles.

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.