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Service bulletins for the 2013 Toyota RAV4

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.

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

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ZH1_Toyota POL172018-07-16. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received reports of customer concerns in which the vehicle may exhibit a brief intermittent shudder during torque converter flex lock up. This shudder may be observed while driving under light throttle conditions between approximately 25-50 mph.
T-SB-0207-172018-07-02. 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-0047-162018-07-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. TSB: The breather plug should be replaced during any differential/transfer case repairs to prevent possible repeat failures. The subsequent use of the original breather plug after a repair has been found to contribute to the failure of the differential/transfer case components. Replace the breather plug when replacing differential/transfer case components.
T-SB-0044-162018-07-02. 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-SB-0047-162018-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TSB: The breather plug should be replaced during any differential/transfer case repairs to prevent possible repeat failures. The subsequent use of the original breather plug after a repair has been found to contribute to the failure of the differential/transfer case components. Replace the breather plug when replacing differential/transfer case components.
T-SB-0044-162018-06-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. 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.
ZH1 Updated U7602018-06-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER. Dealer Letter: December 13, 2017. Description of the covered transmissions has been corrected. In these vehicles, Toyota has received some reports where vehicles may exhibit a brief intermittent shudder during torque converter flex lock up. This shudder may be observed while driving under light throttle conditions between approximately 25 ? 50 mph. Although the Torque Converter is covered by Toyota?s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever occurs first), we at Toyota care about the customers? ownership experience. Toyota is now extending the warranty coverage for repairs related to Torque Converter Shudder. The following information is provided to inform you and your staff of the program notification schedule and your degree of involvement.
T-TT-0392-16 Rev2018-06-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth connection issues after updating the Android Operating System to 5.x.x (Lollipop) or later.
T-TT-0340-152018-04-23. 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 Rev2018-04-23. 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-0294-14 Rev2018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE. TT: Greenhouse Gas Logic (GHC) has been implemented on Toyota A/C Systems to reduce tailpipe emissions. The federal government issues café (Corporate Average Fuel Economy) credits to vehicle manufacturers that implement new technologies that reduce the carbon footprint of the vehicles they produce. GHC Logic technology works by automatically operating the HVAC system in REC mode when certain operating conditions are met, improving the A/C systems cooling efficiency and reducing the vehicle's C02 emissions.
T-TT-0234-13 Rev2018-04-23. 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-TT-0355-152018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TechTip: Condition: 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. If the vehicle is equipped with a Fujitsu-Ten brand head unit, the customer may complain of one or more of the following: When playing media via Bluetooth audio and pressing the ?Pause? button on the phone, media playback pauses for one second before resuming playback. Yelp searches return an error when search criteria includes a special character, e.g. !,$,#. If the vehicle is equipped with a Pioneer brand head unit, the customer may complain of one or more of the following: The customer?s iPhone does not support the album image feature. When playing media via Bluetooth audio, one or more of a number of play/pause issues occur.
T-SB-0163-13 Rev2018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. TSB: Use the following procedures to check and/or update the software version of Entune/Navigation for Non-HDD Type units.
T-SB-0061-152018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TSB: Some 2012 model year vehicles equipped with a Display Audio Navigation System and Entune? (version less than 2.1.0) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ? Vehicle orientation slow to update after vehicle startup ? Five Bing? search results are not all displayed on the map ? Voice recognition destination request does not provide feedback ? Voice recognition for POI search displays ?Function not available? message ? ?Car Multimedia? device name cannot be changed
T-TT-0392-162018-04-23. 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-0391-162018-04-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TT: When replacing the Hard Disk Drive (HDD) or Navigation Unit (Navi Unit) follow the instructions below.
T-SB-0036-13 Rev2018-04-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. TSB: This bulletin includes basic procedures for inspecting and adjusting World Standard (WS) Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) level at normal vehicle operating temperature. Note: The following adjustment procedures are for U660E/F and U760E/F transmissions.
T-TT-0374-152018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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-0268-13 Rev32018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: ? Difficulty pairing the phone. ? Intermittent Bluetooth failure to connect when first turning on the vehicle. ? Various Bluetooth Audio functions are no longer functioning with the customer?s phone, such as the ability to change the track using the steering wheel controls. These concerns can be caused by changes made on the customer?s phone. Make sure to inquire with the customer if the connectivity concerns occurred after receiving an operating system update on their phone or if they have restored their phone data/settings recently.
T-TT-0385-162018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. 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.
TTT-0337-15 Rev12018-04-23. 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 Rev62018-04-23. 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 Rev12018-04-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multimedia dis[play.
T-TT-0360-152018-04-23. 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.

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