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Service bulletin T-SB-0144-16

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10132849
Published by NHTSA2018-04-02
Manufacturer's numberT-SB-0144-16
Manufacturer's date2016-10-05
NHTSA componentBACK OVER PREVENTION; SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER

NHTSA's summary

TSB: Some 2016 model year Prius vehicles may exhibit a clicking noise from the support nuts on the rear shocks. The assembly process has been improved to prevent this from reoccurring. Follow the Repair Procedure below to address this condition.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Driver assistance, Suspension, Backup camera, Shocks and struts

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA PRIUS2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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G0T-Dealer Daily2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Dealer Daily: Limited Service Campaign G0T Dealer Letter and Technical Instuctions are now available on TIS.
G0T-Dealer Lette2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Dealer Letter: In the involved vehicles, the S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System) buzzer may not sound as designed to alert the driver to stop the vehicle during back-in assist parking mode and parallel parking mode. However, the stop indicator displays correctly on the multi-information display to alert the driver to stop the vehicle.
G0T-Dealer Lette2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Dealer Letter email: In the involved vehicles, the S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System) buzzer may not sound as designed to alert the driver to stop the vehicle during back-in assist parking mode and parallel parking mode. However, the stop indicator displays correctly on the multi-information display to alert the driver to stop the vehicle.
G0T-Region Lette2018-10-15. Service bulletin. Region Letter: In the involved vehicles, the S-APGS (Simple Advanced Parking Guidance System) buzzer may not sound as designed to alert the driver to stop the vehicle during back-in assist parking mode and parallel parking mode. However, the stop indicator displays correctly on the multi-information display to alert the driver to stop the vehicle.