Service bulletin T-SB-0135-19

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10166037
Published by NHTSA	2019-10-15
Manufacturer's number	T-SB-0135-19
Manufacturer's date	2019-09-26
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

NHTSA's summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2019 model year Prius and 2017 ? 2019 model year Prius Prime vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following conditions due to a coolant leakage at the front exhaust pipe heat exchanger: ? Low coolant level ? MIL ON accompanied by Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P148F00 ? Poor heater performance The front exhaust pipe with heat exchanger assembly has been updated. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin 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

Engine, Cooling system

Trouble codes named

P148F

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA PRIUS	2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME	2019 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
T-TT-0628-20	2020-11-30. Service bulletin. TT: HVAC drain tube is found to be blocked/clogged.
T-TT-0621-20	2020-09-14. Service bulletin. TT: Any HVAC repair requiring reassembly of the quick connect fitting between the suction hose sub-assembly and the suction pipe sub-assembly located at the top right of the engine compartment.
T-SB-0074-20	2020-09-14. Service bulletin. TSB: Some 2003 ? 2020 model year Prius, Prius C, Prius V; 2006 ? 2019 model year Highlander Hybrid Vehicle; 2007 ? 2020 Camry Hybrid Vehicle; 2013 ? 2020 model year Avalon Hybrid Vehicle; 2016 ? 2020 model year Mirai and RAV4 Hybrid Vehicle; and 2020 model year Corolla Hybrid Vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0A80/P1AC000 and/or P0A7F/P1A8000 stored due to dust or debris buildup in the HV battery cooling fan and/or HV cooling filter. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
T-SB-0074-20	2020-09-14. Service bulletin. TSB: Some 2003 ? 2020 model year Prius, Prius C, Prius V; 2006 ? 2019 model year Highlander Hybrid Vehicle; 2007 ? 2020 Camry Hybrid Vehicle; 2013 ? 2020 model year Avalon Hybrid Vehicle; 2016 ? 2020 model year Mirai and RAV4 Hybrid Vehicle; and 2020 model year Corolla Hybrid Vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) P0A80/P1AC000 and/or P0A7F/P1A8000 stored due to dust or debris buildup in the HV battery cooling fan and/or HV cooling filter. Follow the procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
T-TT-0468-17 Rev	2020-08-17. Service bulletin. TT: HVAC drain tube is found to be blocked/clogged.
T-TT-0432-17_Rev	2018-04-02. Service bulletin. TT: Rev2 Some Customers may complain about a Hybrid Vehicle Battery cooling system warning message. This warning message may appear when the HV Battery cooling system loses efficiency due to debris on the filter and or some object obstructing the air inlet. Refer to the information below to address this issue.