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Service bulletins for the 2013 Toyota Prius V

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.

497 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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T-TT-0344-152017-08-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multimedia display.
T-SB-0041-152017-08-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). TSB: Some 2010 - 2013 model year Prius and 2012 - 2013 model year Prius V vehicles may exhibit a MIL "ON" condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code(s) (DTCs) P0A0F (Engine Failed to Start), caused by Purge VSV/PCV line separation from the throttle body housing. One or more of the following DTCs may also set: * P3190 (Poor Engine Power) * P3191 (Engine Does NOT Start) * P0171 (System Too Lean [Bank One]) Replace the Purge VSV (Vacuum Switching Valve Assembly) and reprogram the Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) with the latest calibration to address this condition.
T-SB-0092-142017-08-14. Service bulletin. HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. TSB: The purpose of this general information Service Bulletin is to inform the market that sub-component diagnosis and replacement is now available for the Hybrid Inverter with Converter assembly equipped on 2010 - 2015 model year Prius and 2012 - 2015 model year Prius V vehicles.
T-SB-0043-14 Rev2017-08-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TSB: 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: There are new security provisions required to obtain a Reset Pass-Code. It is critical that the instructions for this new process are reviewed BEFORE attempting to get a Pass-Code in the new system.
T-TT-0304-142017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; SEATS. Tech Tip: In some areas such as New York, taxi companies are required to install vinyl covers on or around the rear seat. When installing the vinyl cover near the rear seat, the HV Battery cooling system air inlet screen could be covered by mistake. Do not block the HV battery cooling system air inlet screen.
T-TT-0234-132017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Tech Tip: Since MY 2011, several different update or upgrade USB SSTs have been issued for Toyota audio and navigation systems.
T-TT-0185-122017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. Tech Tip: Some Prius PHV customers may notice a change in the displayed EV Distance or have a concern about the HV Battery performance based on this value.
T-SB-0133-142017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TSB: Toyota models equipped with the Premium HDD Navigation (AVN/AW-EMV) System require a Special Service Tool (SST) USB drive to update the map, points of interest, Gracenote®, and system software. The SST is used with all vehicles to deliver the update, however a unique Activation Number is required for each vehicle. Activation Numbers are provided in an Activation Card Number (ACN) pamphlet available through the normal parts ordering system.
T-SB-0006-13 Rev2017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TSB: Toyota models equipped with the Premium HDD Navigation (AVN/AW-EMV) System will periodically require an update to the Gracenote Database. Gracenote includes detailed information for songs (e.g., Genre, Artist, Song Title, Album Name, etc.) The Gracenote update will be included on the "USB Drive Navigation Map Update" SST. A Gracenote update must be performed before a Navigation Map Update. A Navigation Map Update is not required to complete the Gracenote update.
T-TT-0309-142017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Tech Tip: Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS Text Message Functionality on the navigation/audio system with Android phones running OS 4.4 or later. Condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous text messages on their phones.
T-TT-0307-142017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Tech Tip: Customer complains of carious Bluetooth connectivity concerns after upgrading to iOS 8.0 and later. Conditions typically experienced include inability to pair the iPhone to the system, poor sound quality during phone calls placed through the audio/navigation system, and the inability to place a hands free phone call using the audio/navigation system.
T-SB-0006-11 Rev2017-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES; POWER TRAIN. TSB: World Standard (WS) Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) was introduced to reduce maintenance costs and increase the mileage between scheduled maintenance checks. Here are some important tips when working with ATF-WS in Toyota vehicles requiring it's use.
T-SB-007-13 Rev22017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TSB: September 30, 2014: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0133-14.
T-SB-0150-142017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TSB: The purpose of this general information Service Bulletin is to announce sub-component diagnosis and replacement is now available for the Hybrid Transaxle assembly equipped on 2007 - 2011 model year Camry HV, 2006 - 2015 model year Highlander HV, 2010 - 2015 model year Prius, and 2012 - 2015 model year Prius PHV and Prius V vehicles.
T-TT-0374-15 REV2017-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. "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. "
ZF5_DEALER DAILY2017-04-05. Service bulletin. HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER DAILY: WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZF5 DEALER LETTER NOW AVAILABLE ON TIS.
ZF5_WARRANTY POL2017-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (POL16-02): TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS INDICATING THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) LOCATED INSIDE THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM MAY FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATED BY THE HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): P0A94, P324E, P3004, AND/OR P0A1A. IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS ARE DETECTED, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE.
ZF5_T-SB-0036-162017-04-05. Service bulletin. HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: SOME 2010 – 2014 PRIUS AND 2012 – 2014 PRIUS V MODEL VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL “ON” CONDITION WITH DTCS P0A94, P324E, P0A1A, OR P3004, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED IN THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY. TO HELP IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC COMPONENTS WITHIN THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED, FOLLOW THE STEPS IN THIS SERVICE BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THE CONDITION.
ZF5_DEALER LETTE2017-04-05. Service bulletin. HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. DEALER LETTER: IN THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) LOCATED INSIDE THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM MAY FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATED BY HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): P0A94, P324E, P3004, AND/OR P0A1A. IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS ARE DETECTED, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE. ALTHOUGH THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTA’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM). PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
ZF5_DEALER EMAIL2017-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. DEALER EMAIL: IN THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) LOCATED INSIDE THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM MAY FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATED BY HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): P0A94, P324E, P3004, AND/OR P0A1A. IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS ARE DETECTED, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE. ALTHOUGH THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTA’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM). PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
ZF5_REGION LETTE2017-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. REGIONLETTER: IN THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) LOCATED INSIDE THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM MAY FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATED BY HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): P0A94, P324E, P3004, AND/OR P0A1A. IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS ARE DETECTED, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE. ALTHOUGH THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTA’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM). PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
ZF5_REGION EMAIL2017-04-04. Service bulletin. HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REGION EMAIL: IN THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM) LOCATED INSIDE THE INVERTER ASSEMBLY OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM MAY FAIL. THIS CONDITION IS INDICATED BY HYBRID SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS): P0A94, P324E, P3004, AND/OR P0A1A. IF ONE OR MORE OF THESE DTCS ARE DETECTED, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE WILL ENTER FAIL SAFE MODE. ALTHOUGH THE HYBRID INVERTER ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTA’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT THE CUSTOMERS’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REPAIRS RELATED TO FAILURE OF THE INTELLIGENT POWER MODULE (IPM). PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
T-SB-0044-162017-04-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. 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-SB-0051-13 REV2017-03-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. TSB: AUGUST 19, 2015: THIS BULLETIN IS NOW OBSOLETE. PLEASE SEE T-SB-0061-15
T-TT-0365-152017-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. TT: A VEHICLE MAY ARRIVE TO THE DEALER WITH A MIL “ON” CONDITION AND P0A80 STORED IN THE MEMORY. SOME CASES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH INTERNAL MODIFICATION DONE TO THE HV BATTERY. MODIFIED OR ALTERED PARTS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.