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Toyota RAV4 Hybrid 2026technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0803-26 · NHTSA communication 11033417 · issued May 21, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2026
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 26MY RAV4 HV/PHV vehicles with HU (head unit) versions 1136 or older may exhibit one or more of theintermittent conditions below: • No sound from JBL audio at start up. • CarPlay audio and CarPlay icon are inoperative. • CarPlay does not automatically launch at vehicle restart. • Bluetooth device does not automatically pair after remote engine start via app or via key fob. • Steering wheel seek switches do not work as expected during Sirius XM radio after transferring favorite stations from 21MM account to 24MM vehicle.

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.