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Service bulletins for the 2016 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.

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

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T-SB-0069-152017-03-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. "TSB: PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE (PDS) IS A CRITICAL STEP IN SATISFYING YOUR DEALERSHIP’S NEW CAR CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INDICATES THE FOLLOWING AREAS DESERVE SPECIAL ATTENTION WHEN PERFORMING PDS: • CAREFUL INSPECTION FOR PAINT CHIPS/SCRATCHES AND BODY DENTS/DINGS. • PROPER OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES (INCLUDING INTERIOR LIGHT, CLOCK, AND RADIO RESET). • INTERIOR CLEANLINESS. • PROPER FUNCTION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. CUSTOMER RETENTION AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS FOR TOYOTA. TO HELP REMIND CUSTOMERS THAT REGULAR OIL CHANGES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THEIR VEHICLE, DEALERS ARE REQUIRED TO BEGIN INSTALLING A FIRST OIL CHANGE REMINDER STICKER PRIOR TO DELIVERY. BY DOING THIS, CUSTOMERS WILL BE REMINDED TO RETURN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR FIRST OIL CHANGE. YOUR CURRENT OIL CHANGE REMINDER STICKER MAY BE USED. (SEE PDS CHECK SHEET ITEM 9 OF “FINAL INSPECTION & CLEANING.”) A NEW PDS CHECK SHEET HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE 2016 MODEL YEAR PRIUS V. SOME CHECK POINTS HAVE BEEN ADDED, EXPANDED, OR CLARIFIED. BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ITEMS IN BOLD TYPE."
T-SB-0068-152017-03-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "TSB: PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE (PDS) IS A CRITICAL STEP IN SATISFYING YOUR DEALERSHIP’S NEW CAR CUSTOMERS. CUSTOMER FEEDBACK INDICATES THE FOLLOWING AREAS DESERVE SPECIAL ATTENTION WHEN PERFORMING PDS: • CAREFUL INSPECTION FOR PAINT CHIPS/SCRATCHES AND BODY DENTS/DINGS. • PROPER OPERATION OF ELECTRICAL ACCESSORIES (INCLUDING INTERIOR LIGHT, CLOCK, AND RADIO RESET). • INTERIOR CLEANLINESS. • PROPER FUNCTION OF MECHANICAL SYSTEMS. CUSTOMER RETENTION AND PROPER MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES HAS BEEN A MAJOR FOCUS FOR TOYOTA. TO HELP REMIND CUSTOMERS THAT REGULAR OIL CHANGES ARE ESSENTIAL TO THE PROPER MAINTENANCE OF THEIR VEHICLE, DEALERS ARE REQUIRED TO BEGIN INSTALLING A FIRST OIL CHANGE REMINDER STICKER PRIOR TO DELIVERY. BY DOING THIS, CUSTOMERS WILL BE REMINDED TO RETURN TO YOUR DEALERSHIP FOR THEIR FIRST OIL CHANGE. YOUR CURRENT OIL CHANGE REMINDER STICKER MAY BE USED. (SEE PDS CHECK SHEET ITEM 9 OF “FINAL INSPECTION & CLEANING.”) A NEW PDS CHECK SHEET HAS BEEN DEVELOPED FOR THE 2016 MODEL YEAR PRIUS V. SOME CHECK POINTS HAVE BEEN ADDED, EXPANDED, OR CLARIFIED. BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ITEMS IN BOLD TYPE."
T-SB-0067-152017-03-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "TSB: THE ADVANCED PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM ASSISTS THE DRIVER DURING PARKING AND PARALLEL PARKING BY DISPLAYING AN IMAGE OF THE AREA BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. REMOVING THE SHORT PIN OR DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY INTERRUPTS POWER TO THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR. WHEN THE SHORT PIN IS REINSTALLED OR THE BATTERY TERMINAL IS RECONNECTED, THE REAR VIEW MONITOR WILL OPERATE, BUT THE STEERING ANGLE SENSOR CENTER POSITION MUST BE SET THROUGH SYSTEM INITIALIZATION BEFORE THE ADVANCED PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM WILL BECOME OPERATIONAL. INITIALIZE THE ADVANCED PARKING GUIDANCE SYSTEM AFTER INSTALLING THE SHORT PIN DURING PRE-DELIVERY SERVICE (PDS)."
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.
T-TT-0344-15 REV2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TT: IPHONE TEXT MESSAGES DO NOT APPEAR ON MULTIMEDIA DIS[PLAY.
T-TT-0360-152017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT. 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-0309-14 REV2017-03-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TT: 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-SB-0028-142017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "TSB: LONG-TERM OR OFF-SITE STORAGE REQUIRES SPECIAL CARE TO KEEP VEHICLES FACTORY FRESH AND READY FOR DELIVERY. THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHOULD BE PERFORMED TO MINIMIZE VEHICLE COMPONENT/PART DEGRADATION DUE TO EXTENDED VEHICLE STORAGE CONDITIONS. LONG-TERM STORAGE CAN AFFECT A VEHICLE’S SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS. ANY PROBLEMS THAT ARE FOUND SHOULD BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY."
T-TT-0381-162017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TECH TIP: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY PROGRAMMING HOMELINK.
T-SB-0012-13 REV2017-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "TSB: FLASH REPROGRAMMING ALLOWS THE ECU SOFTWARE TO BE UPDATED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ECU. FLASH CALIBRATION UPDATES FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLE MODELS/ECUS ARE RELEASED AS FIELD-FIX PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THIS BULLETIN DETAILS THE TECHSTREAM ECU FLASH REPROGRAMMING PROCESS AND OUTLINES USE OF THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) AND THE CALIBRATION UPDATE WIZARD (CUW). FLASH CALIBRATION UPDATES CAN ONLY BE APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE/ECU COMBINATION FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED. ECUS HAVE INTERNAL SECURITY THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO BE PROGRAMMED WITH ANOTHER ECU’S INFORMATION."
T-TT-0375-152017-03-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TT: FOR CUSTOMER CONCERNS OF NO OR POOR OUTGOING SOUND FROM THE BLUETOOTH SYSTEMS THERE ARE DIAGNOSTICS IN THE REPAIR MANUAL WHICH CAN BE PERFORMED TO DIAGNOSE THE CONDITION.
T-TT-0377-152017-03-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TT: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE POOR OUTGOING BLUETOOTH SOUND QUALITY, THIS CAN OCCUR FOR VARIOUS REASONS. CURRENT MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS ARE DESIGNED WITH THE ABILITY TO ADJUST BLUETOOTH SOUND QUALITY TO COMPENSATE FOR ECHO OR EXCESSIVE BACKGROUND NOISE.
T-SB-0124-152017-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "A BATTERY IN A STORED VEHICLE IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS THAT CAN REDUCE ITS PERFORMANCE AND LIFE. THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE STORAGE PERIOD, TEMPERATURE, PARASITIC DRAIN, AND BATTERY LOAD. BECAUSE OF THESE FACTORS, BATTERY INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE ARE REQUIRED IN ORDER TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION AND OPTIMAL BATTERY LIFE. AS A MATTER OF POLICY, TOYOTA DOES NOT PROVIDE BATTERY WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR DISCHARGED AND/OR FAILED BATTERIES DUE TO LACK OF MAINTENANCE. IT IS THE DEALER’S RESPONSIBILITY TO MAINTAIN THE SPECIFIED STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) OF THE VEHICLE’S BATTERY WHILE IN STOCK AND ASSURE PROPER STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) AT DELIVERY. TO ELIMINATE CUSTOMER SERVICE CONCERNS DUE TO AN UNDERCHARGED BATTERY DURING THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP, ALL DEALERS SHOULD CHECK BATTERY STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) AND RECHARGE, IF NECESSARY, WITHIN 48 HOURS OF DELIVERY TO CUSTOMERS."
T-SB-0119-152017-03-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: THIS BULLETIN INCLUDES BASIC PROCEDURES FOR PERFORMING A RESCUE CHARGE ON NI-MH HIGH VOLTAGE (HV) BATTERIES. THIS BULLETIN SHOULD BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE REPAIR MANUAL WHILE PERFORMING RESCUE CHARGE. THE GRX-5100 SHOULD BE USED WHEREVER THE REPAIR MANUAL REFERENCES THE TOYOTA HYBRID SYSTEM (THS) CHARGER.
T-TT-0385-162017-03-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "TECH TIP: THIS TECH TIP IS BEING PROVIDED TO BRING ATTENTION TO THE NEW LOCATION OF THE ENTUNE/NAV/MAP UPDATE AND UPGRADE USB DIRECTORY. CLICK ON THE TIS TAB, DIAGNOSTICS TAB, TELEMATICS TAB, AND THE DOCUMENT IS NOW LOCATED UNDER THE REFERENCE DOCUMENTS SECTIONS. THIS CHANGE HAS OCCURRED TO HELP SPEED UP THE UPDATING PROCESS OF THIS DOCUMENT. "
T-TT-0395-162017-02-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 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.
G0M_TI 5/42017-02-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE REQUIRED EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION LABEL APPLIED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE HOOD DURING PRODUCTION. THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ONLY DISTRIBUTED TO GUAM, HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, AND SAIPAN.
G0M_DEALER 5/42017-02-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. DEALER LETTER: THE INVOLVED VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE HAD THE REQUIRED EMISSION CONTROL INFORMATION LABEL APPLIED TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ENGINE HOOD DURING PRODUCTION. THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WERE ONLY DISTRIBUTED TO GUAM, HAWAII, PUERTO RICO, AND SAIPAN.
T-TT-0392-16 REV2017-02-23. 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.
T-SB-0087-14 REV2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TSB: PRIUS AND MIRAI VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH 2 TYPES OF BATTERIES: • HYBRID VEHICLE (HV) BATTERY • 12-VOLT AUXILIARY BATTERY IF PRIUS OR MIRAI VEHICLES ARE PUT INTO STORAGE, THE STATE OF CHARGE (SOC) OF ITS HV BATTERY AND AUXILIARY BATTERY WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE. TO PREVENT THE AUXILIARY BATTERY FROM BECOMING DISCHARGED DURING STORAGE, PROPER MAINTENANCE IS NECESSARY. PLEASE PERFORM THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR THE HV BATTERY AND 12-VOLT AUXILIARY BATTERY. NOTE • BEFORE DISCONNECTING THE AUXILIARY BATTERY, CONFIRM THE SHIFT LEVER IS IN THE “P” POSITION AND APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE COMPLETELY. THE SHIFT LEVER CANNOT BE SHIFTED FROM THE “P” POSITION WITH THE 12-VOLT AUXILIARY BATTERY DISCONNECTED. • IF THE NEGATIVE (–) TERMINAL OF THE AUXILIARY BATTERY IS RECONNECTED, EVEN IF THE POWER BUTTON IS IN THE “START” MODE, THE HYBRID/FUEL CELL SYSTEM MAY NOT START. IN THIS CASE, PUSH THE “POWER” BUTTON AND SELECT THE “START” MODE AGAIN TO START THE HYBRID/FUEL CELL SYSTEM (THE “READY” LIGHT IS ON). IF THE HYBRID/FUEL CELL SYSTEM STILL DOES NOT START (THE “READY” LIGHT IS OFF), REFER TO THE REPAIR MANUAL.
T-SB-0087-162016-11-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. TSB: SOME 2014 – 2016 MODEL YEAR PRIUS V VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL “ON” CONDITION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2610 (ECM/PCM ENGINE OFF TIMER PERFORMANCE) PRESENT. THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) LOGIC HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO REDUCE THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CONDITION. FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE BELOW TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
T-SB-0116-15 REV2016-11-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM. TSB: REVISION NOTICE AUGUST 11, 2016 REV1: APPLICABILITY HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE 2016 MODEL YEAR PRIUS V VEHICLES. ANY PREVIOUS PRINTED VERSIONS OF THIS BULLETIN SHOULD BE DISCARDED. SOME 2010 – 2015 MODEL YEAR PRIUS (2ZR-FXE EQUIPPED) VEHICLES, 2012 – 2015 MODEL YEAR PRIUS PHV VEHICLES, AND 2012 – 2016 PRIUS V (2ZR-FXE EQUIPPED) VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A “RUNS ROUGH” AND/OR MIL “ON” CONDITION WITH DTC(S) P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, AND P0304 (MISFIRE) DURING LIGHT ACCELERATION WHILE THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) SYSTEM IS ACTIVE. REPLACE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
T-SB-0103-162016-11-16. 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.

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