Service bulletins for the 2016 Toyota Avalon
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.
281 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| T-TT-0392-16 REV | 2017-02-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. TT: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION ISSUES AFTER UPDATING THE ANDROID OPERATING SYSTEM TO 5.X.X (LOLLIPOP) OR LATER. |
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| T-SB-0049-16 REV | 2017-01-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: SOME 2015 – 2016 MODEL YEAR AVALON, CAMRY, SIENNA, AND TUNDRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BLIND SPOT MONITOR MAY EXHIBIT A BLIND SPOT MONITOR WARNING MESSAGE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1AB2 SHORT TO GROUND IN OUTER MIRROR INDICATOR (MASTER) OR C1AB3 SHORT TO GROUND IN OUTER MIRROR INDICATOR (SLAVE) STORED. FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION. |
| T-SB-0049-16 REV | 2016-12-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TSB: SOME 2015 – 2016 MODEL YEAR AVALON, CAMRY, SIENNA, AND TUNDRA VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BLIND SPOT MONITOR MAY EXHIBIT A BLIND SPOT MONITOR WARNING MESSAGE WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1AB2 SHORT TO GROUND IN OUTER MIRROR INDICATOR (MASTER) OR C1AB3 SHORT TO GROUND IN OUTER MIRROR INDICATOR (SLAVE) STORED. FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION. |
| T-SB-0103-16 | 2016-11-16. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TSB: SOME 2016 MODEL YEAR APPLICABLE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ENTUNE™ AUDIO (VERSION 01013E) / ENTUNE™ AUDIO PLUS (VERSION 010156 OR 01015C) / ENTUNE™ PREMIUM AUDIO (VERSION 010171 OR 010170 OR 01017D) MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: *HEAD UNIT REBOOTING AT A SPECIFIC LOCATION. *ABNORMAL DESTINATION SEARCH OPERATION. *REBOOTING CAUSED BY NO SONGS ON THE USB CONNECTED IPHONE. *ONE TIME REBOOT AFTER ACC-ON. *AUDIO STAYS MUTED AFTER THE KEY IS CYCLED. |
| GST-16R3C-061620 | 2016-09-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. THIS COMMUNICATION IS INFORMING VEHICLE OWNERS OF A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. (GST) TO INSPECT AND REPAIR CERTAIN TOYOTA AVALON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A NON-TOYOTA GLASS BREAK SENSOR INSTALLED BY GST WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE AN ABNORMALLY HIGH PARASITIC CURRENT DRAW WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF. THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE’S BATTERY. THE NON-TOYOTA GLASS BREAK SENSORS WERE INSTALLED AS A GST INSTALLED OPTION UNDER GST P/N 00012-41420-01. |
| GST-16R3D-061620 | 2016-09-29. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; EQUIPMENT. THIS COMMUNICATION IS INFORMING ALL DEALER PRINCIPALS, GENERAL MANAGERS, SERVICE MANAGERS & PARTS MANAGERS OF A SPECIAL SERVICE CAMPAIGN INITIATED BY GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC. (GST) TO INSPECT AND REPAIR 866 TOYOTA AVALON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A NON-TOYOTA GLASS BREAK SENSOR WHICH MAY EXPERIENCE AN ABNORMALLY HIGH PARASITIC CURRENT DRAW WHEN THE IGNITION IS OFF. THIS CONDITION COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN A DRAIN ON THE VEHICLE’S BATTERY. THE NON-TOYOTA GLASS BREAK SENSORS WERE INSTALLED AS A GST INSTALLED OPTION UNDER GST P/N 00012-41420-01. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.