Service bulletins for the 2015 Toyota Highlander
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.
335 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| T-SB-0304-17_Rev | 2018-08-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TSB: REVISION NOTICE July 31, 2018 Rev2: ? The Supersession Notice has been updated. January 11, 2018 Rev1: ? The Supersession Notice has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, PG006-01, PG004-97, and T-SB-0144-08. Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, PG006-01, PG004-97, and T-SB-0144-08 are obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Vehicle replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN plates (the metal plate riveted to dashboard) may be available from Toyota, provided the request meets one of the criteria listed in this Service Bulletin. Replacement Certification Label and VIN Plate Criteria A replacement certification label and/or VIN plate may be requested if: ? The vehicle was in an accident and the label and/or plate is damaged or attached to a part that will be replaced during the repair. ? The label and/or plate was stolen. |
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| T-SB-0057-18 | 2018-08-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0043-14. ? Applicability has been updated to include 2017 ? 2018 model year Toyota vehicles. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0043-14 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master keys are lost. Once the system is reset, all previously registered keys will be erased. Follow the procedures in this bulletin to reset a vehicle Immobilizer or Smart Key system. NOTE New security provisions are required to obtain a reset passcode. It is critical to review the instructions for this new process BEFORE attempting to get a passcode in the new system. |
| T-TT-0442-17 | 2018-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TT: Safety Connect is a vehicle option which requires a subscription fee for the system to be active. The first year of service is provided in the vehicle purchase price. Once the subscription has expired the DCM (Telematics Transceiver) will be in an inactive state. In some instances, a DCM may need to be replaced even though the customer is not using the service. |
| T-SB-0207-17 | 2018-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; SEATS. TSB: Some North American produced RAV4, Highlander, Highlander HV, and Sienna vehicles equipped with manual front seats may exhibit an inoperative forward/rearward adjustment function. Upon closer inspection it may be noticed that the Seat Track Adjusting Handle has become disengaged from the locking levers. APPLICABLE WARRANTY: This repair is covered under the Toyota Basic Warranty. This warranty is in effect for 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's in-service date. Warranty application is limited to occurrence of the specified condition described in this bulletin. |
| T-SB-0044-16 | 2018-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; STRUCTURE. TSB: On some vehicles, when Rapgard? is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. These stains appear to be under the clear coat (repainting this area is not necessary). The stain patterns are usually under wrinkles in the Rapgard?. These wrinkles sometimes trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on horizontal surfaces, such as the hood, roof, and trunk. Stains can be removed by heating the stained surface to remove the trapped moisture. |
| T-TT-0442-17_Rev | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TT: Safety Connect is a vehicle option which requires a subscription fee for the system to be active. The trail period of service is provided upon the vehicle purchase. Once the subscription has expired the DCM (Telematics Transceiver) will be in an inactive state. In some instances, a DCM may need to be replaced even though the customer is not using the service. If registration of the replacement DCM part is attempted using the Techstream utility after the account has become inactive, the registration will fail, and messages such as "ATX webserver is Down" or "ATX error" will be displayed. |
| T-TT-0496-18 | 2018-06-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. TT: Vehicles may experience a MIL ON condition exhibiting codes P314A and/or P0C73 with evidence of water (corrosion) at the A9 inverter water pump connector. This condition may be caused by vehicles being equipped with an aftermarket windshield assembly with a poorly sealed or damaged deicer harness. Water can enter in through deicer harness, wick down to the common shared ground junction A72 and then wick from the A72 ground connector to inverter water pump connecter. |
| T-SB-0048-16 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. TSB: Some 2015 model year Highlander and Highlander HV vehicles equipped with Dual Front Air Conditioning Systems may exhibit an intermittent buzzing noise condition coming from the center of the instrument panel during HVAC operation. The noise occurs during the operation of the LH and RH air mix servo motors. The Repair Procedure in this bulletin has been developed to address this condition. |
| T-TT-0395-16 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT. TT: HV Batteries have liquid filled cell modules, to prevent leakage from cells, it is very important to confirm the proper orientation mark of the DRC. |
| T-SB-0035-16 | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TSB: Some 2014 model year applicable vehicles equipped with Entune? Audio (version 010169) / Entune? Audio Plus (version 010171) / Entune? Premium Audio (version 010185) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions. |
| T-TT-0340-15 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TT: While accessing the repair manuals for models that have undergone a full model change starting with the 2013 RAV4, you may encounter disabled (i.e. greyed out) "INFO Button" links while browsing with Internet Explorer 10. You can identify the affected manuals by locating the adjustable Production Date Range, or PDR, drop downs above the navigation tree. Only repair manuals with these drop downs will be affected. |
| T-TT-0234-13 Rev | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TT: Since MY 2011, several different update or upgrade USB SSTs have been issued for Toyota audio and navigation systems. Refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of all current and previously issued USB SSTs and their applicability. |
| T-TT-0234-13 Rev | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. TT: Since MY 2011, several different update or upgrade USB SSTs have been issued for Toyota audio and navigation systems. Refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of all current and previously issued USB SSTs and their applicability. |
| T-SB-0029-14 Rev | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TSB: 2015 ? 2016 model year vehicles are equipped with driver?s side floor mat retaining clips to secure the floor mat in the correct position. In addition, some models may utilize retaining clips for passenger side and rear seat floor mats as well. Follow the appropriate installation procedure to attach the driver?s side, and if applicable, the passenger?s side and rear seat floor mats to the vehicle carpet using the floor mat retaining clips during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS). |
| T-SB-0052-15 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES. TSB: Some 2015 model year Highlander and RAV4 vehicles without Smart Key may have a wireless/TPMS receiver with a hardware condition that significantly reduces wireless remote control range. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address non-smart key wireless/TPMS receivers with this reduced range condition. |
| T-SB-0160-14 Rev | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: Some 2014 model year applicable vehicles equipped with Entune? Audio (version 010169) / Entune? Audio Plus (version 010171) Entune? Premium Audio (version 01085) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: Bluetooth® sometimes disconnects with Android? phones Bluetooth® disconnects with iPhone® 4 when connected to USB Radio reboots with heavy radio load condition (e.g., dual map and POIs ON and Entune? Audio music ON and multiple destinations set) (Entune? Premium Audio only) Radio reboots after completing a navigation route by voice command system and pressing Talk Switch (Entune? Premium Audio only) |
| T-TT-0392-16 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth connection issues after updating the Android Operating System to 5.x.x (Lollipop) or later. |
| T-TT-0327-15 Rev | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT. TT: Some vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the front corner mounting point of the side shield would separate from the lower frame assembly. The condition may occur when the customer enters or exits the vehicle and significant downward pressure is placed directly on the seat cushion shield. This condition could also potentially show a significant gap at the top of the shield to the cushion, or a complete seperation from either the front or rear retainer/engagement points. |
| T-TT-0339-15 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TT: Some vehicles may exhibit an error message when trying to perform a radio software update: "Unable to update the software. Please try again later." If the following screen is seen, follow the directions below. |
| TTT-0337-15 Rev1 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TT: When updating either the navigation or radio firmware, verify the vehicle applicability BEFORE beginning the update. |
| TTT-0234-13 Rev6 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TT: Since MY 2011, several different update or upgrade USB SSTs have been issued for Toyota audio and navigation systems. Refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of all current and previously issued USB SSTs and their applicability. |
| TTT-0344-15 Rev1 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multimedia dis[play. |
| T-TT-0360-15 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TT: Customers may experience connectivity issues when the following conditions are met: The customer's iPhone is operating on iOS9 firmware. The customer's iPhone is connected to the vehicle via Bluetooth. The customer may complain of the following issues: When receiving two incoming calls simultaneously, both calls are ended automatically. iTunes Radio app does not play via Bluetooth audio. Podcast and Audiobook media playback is inoperative via Bluetooth audio. |
| T-TT-0357-15 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. TT: Spare Tire Carrier will bind/seize when lowering or raising spare tire or cable will not fully extend when attempting to lower spare tire, therefore making it difficult to remove from the cable. |
| T-TT-0400-16 | 2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. TT: POST TSB Rear Trailing Arm Noise. |
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