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Toyota RAV4 Prime 2021technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0005-21 · NHTSA communication 10187270 · issued Jan 27, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Parking Brake
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2021 model year RAV4 Prime vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the steering wheel controls are inoperative after the ignition switch has been turned off for two minutes. Some examples where customers may notice this condition include: ?Unable to select the Charge Now function after the charging cable is plugged in, with a charging schedule set. ?Unable to turn the Power Back Door Master Switch on, when the power back door button is pressed with the power back door system turned off. ?Unable to dismiss warning messages such as ?door open? or ?window open.? The combination meter

Vehicles covered

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.