Toyota RAV4 Prime 2021 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB005622 · NHTSA communication 10220189 · issued Jun 23, 2022
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2021
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2021 model year RAV4 Prime vehicles may exhibit a depleted 12V auxiliary battery when in IG-OFF due to a condition in which the Hybrid Vehicle Electronic Control Unit (HV ECU) does not sleep. The HV ECU may not sleep if any of the following conditions have occurred with the vehicle: ?The vehicle was towed or jump-started after a 12V battery discharge. ?The vehicle?s 12V battery was disconnected and reconnected, as when accessories ?were installed. ?The 12V battery terminal(s) or power or ground harnesses were removed to repair ?the vehicle. ?A new 12V battery was put into the vehicle
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.