# Service bulletin T\-SB\-0012\-21

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10190448
- Published by NHTSA: 2021\-04\-19
- Manufacturer's number: T\-SB\-0012\-21
- Manufacturer's date: 2021\-03\-05
- NHTSA component: SEATS

## NHTSA's summary

TSB: Some 2010 ? 2021 model year Toyota vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of Rapgard?. The paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the Rapgard?. The wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on horizontal surfaces such as the hood, roof, and trunk. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

## The document

- [NHTSA's copy of the document (PDF)](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10190448-0001.pdf)
- [If that address does not open, try this one](https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2021/MC-10190448-9999.pdf)

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it.

## Components

Seats

## Vehicles listed

- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA 4RUNNER
- 2016 TOYOTA 86
- 2017 to 2020 TOYOTA 86
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA AVALON
- 2017 TOYOTA C\-HR
- 2018 to 2021 TOYOTA C\-HR
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA CAMRY
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA COROLLA
- 2019 to 2021 TOYOTA COROLLA HATCHBACK
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA HIGHLANDER
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA LAND CRUISER
- 2016 to 2021 TOYOTA MIRAI
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA PRIUS
- 2012 to 2020 TOYOTA PRIUS C
- 2021 TOYOTA PRIUS C
- 2017 to 2021 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME
- 2011 TOYOTA PRIUS V
- 2012 to 2017 TOYOTA PRIUS V
- 2018 TOYOTA PRIUS V
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA RAV4
- 2012 to 2014 TOYOTA RAV4 EV
- 2017 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID
- 2021 TOYOTA RAV4 PRIME
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA SEQUOIA
- 2010 to 2020 TOYOTA SIENNA
- 2021 TOYOTA SIENNA HYBRID
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA TACOMA
- 2010 to 2021 TOYOTA TUNDRA
- 2010 to 2016 TOYOTA VENZA
- 2021 TOYOTA VENZA HYBRID
- 2010 to 2020 TOYOTA YARIS
- 2017 to 2018 TOYOTA YARIS IA
- 2016 TOYOTA redundant RAV4 HV

## Recalls for the same vehicles and component

- [2026427](/recalls/tc/2026427.md), 2026-09-09: Seats And Restraints
- [2026101](/recalls/tc/2026101.md), 2026-03-05: Seats And Restraints
- [26V128000](/recalls/nhtsa/26V128000.md), 2026-03-05: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
- [2026003](/recalls/tc/2026003.md), 2026-01-05: Seats And Restraints
- [2025070](/recalls/tc/2025070.md), 2025-02-13: Seats And Restraints
- [25V086000](/recalls/nhtsa/25V086000.md), 2025-02-13: SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:RECLINER; SEATS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- [20V633000](/recalls/nhtsa/20V633000.md), 2020-10-14: SEATS; AIR BAGS
- [2019618](/recalls/tc/2019618.md), 2019-12-11: Seats And Restraints
- [2018457](/recalls/tc/2018457.md), 2018-08-29: Seats And Restraints
- [2018097](/recalls/tc/2018097.md), 2018-02-20: Seats And Restraints

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [T\-TT\-0668\-21 Rev](/bulletins/10217801.md), 2022-08-15, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST; SEATS. TT: Some vehicles may exhibit seat memory switch function inoperative condition if the Seating Position Control ECU is not initialized. The Pre\-Delivery Service \(PDS\) bulletin \(link below\) instructs technicians to perform this initialization after the D/C Cut Fuse is installed. The Repair Manual \(links below\) states that when any of the following conditions are met, the seat position information in the position control ECU assembly will be cleared: ?The power switch is turned off with any of the seat switches being operated and the ECU\-DCC NO.2 fuse removed. ?The power switch is turned off within 1 second of any of the seat switches being operated with the ECU\-DCC NO.2 fuse removed. ?Power supplied to the position control ECU assembly is cut while the seat is moving to the memorized position.
- [T\-SB\-0012\-21 Rev](/bulletins/10208995.md), 2022-03-14, Service bulletin: SEATS. TSB: Some 2010 ? 2022 model year Toyota vehicles may exhibit paint stains after the removal of Rapgard?. The paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are usually under wrinkles in the Rapgard?. The wrinkles may trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on horizontal surfaces such as the hood, roof, and trunk. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition
- [T\-SB\-0014\-21](/bulletins/10190451.md), 2021-04-19, Service bulletin: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. TSB: Some 2021 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with dual\-zone automatic climate control and without the seat heater option may have Diagnostic Trouble Codes \(DTCs\) B14C0 and B14C1 \(Right/Left Front Seat Heater Circuit\) stored in the air conditioning amplifier. The air conditioning amplifier logic has been modified to address this condition. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
- [17\-006](/bulletins/10182413.md), 2020-11-09, Service bulletin: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STRUCTURE; SEATS. Rear Seat Entertainment Overhead DVD
- [T\-TT\-0624\-20](/bulletins/10181773.md), 2020-10-26, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. TT: Some 2021 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with Dual\-Zone Automatic Climate Control without the Seat Heater Option may have DTC B14C0 and B14C1 \(Right/Left Front Seat Heater Circuit\) stored in the Air Conditioning Amplifier.
- [T\-TT\-0622\-20](/bulletins/10181745.md), 2020-10-26, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. TT: Some 2021 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with Dual\-Zone Automatic Climate Control without the Seat Heater Option may have DTC B14C0 and B14C1 \(Right/Left Front Seat Heater Circuit\) stored in the Air Conditioning Amplifier.
- [T\-TT\-0535\-19](/bulletins/10159693.md), 2019-05-13, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. TT: Some 2019 model year RAV4 \& RAV4 HV may exhibit a condition where the driver seat memory is inoperative or is not registered \(initialized\). This may be caused by the seat memory initialization not being conducted during PDS.
- [Lever 3000 Load](/bulletins/10158631.md), 2019-04-15, Service bulletin: SEATS. Common portion of a presentation provided to mutiple OEM customers concerning a potential issue and investigation involving a seat adjustment recliner mechanism.
- [T\-SB\-0130\-18](/bulletins/10152600.md), 2019-01-07, Service bulletin: SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. TSB: Some 2016 ? 2018 model year Tacoma vehicles may exhibit a condition where the LH or RH seat heater is inoperative. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
- [T\-SB\-0180\-12 Rev](/bulletins/10152248.md), 2018-12-17, Service bulletin: SEATS. TSB: December 2, 2015: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T\-SB\-0118\-15.

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