2016 Toyota RAV4 technical service bulletins
257 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications cover the 2016 Toyota RAV4.
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- Condition in which a musty odor is present
- 21TG01
- Campaign Expired
- The air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air...
- Acid rain results from rainwater or other airborne moisture that become acidic due to industrial chemical...
- To prevent brake rotor rust from forming during transportation and storage, wheel film will be used...
- The condition known as acid rain is caused by airborne chemicals or particles in the atmosphere, which mix...
- Toyota vehicles are currently protected with RapgardTM protective film designed to protect the horizontal...
- Vehicles may occasionally be subjected to contamination by airborne iron particles shed from railroad...
- Condition in which a musty odor is present
- During a recent investigation of reported battery fires in 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles with gasoline engines...
- On April 9, 2024, a settlement of claims for certain 2013-2018 model year Rav4 vehicles was preliminarily...
- Technical instructions for consumer advisory 24TE03
- This Service Bulletin provides updated non-electric water pump leak inspection and diagnostic tips for...
- Safety Recall and Service Campaign completion is an important part of our commitment to customer...
- Toyota plans to conduct Safety Recall and Service Campaign follow-up notifications to owners whose...
- Toyota vehicles are currently protected with RapgardTM protective film designed to protect the horizontal...
- This is to advise of various price adjustments that will affect Toyota Genuine Motor Oil and Long Life...
- Obsolete notice
- The air conditioning dye injection tool kit has been developed to aid in identifying the location of air...
- Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN...
- The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master...
- DL: Toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original factory-applied...
- Condition in which a musty smell is present
- Paint stains after the removal of Rapgard?. The paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are...
- CSP: Customer Support Program ZKG
- TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a...
- DL: During a recent investigation of reported battery fires in 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles with gasoline...
- TSB This Service Bulletin includes guidelines meant to help determine whether to repair or replace a wire...
- POL: This consolidated Tire Warranty Guide contains the complete warranty terms for all brands of ground...
- Ti: technical instructions for consumer advisory 21TG01 12-VOLT battery size and installation inspection...
- DD: 21TG01_Dealer_Daily_Message
- RL: During a recent investigation of reported battery fires in 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles with gasoline...
- Consumer advisory 21TG01 12-VOLT battery size/installation condition disclosure form
- Dl: customer support program zkg
- TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ?Difficulty to pair the phone
- TT: When used in conjunction with the Repair Manual, these Blind Spot Monitor, Forward Recognition Camera,...
- Condition where the HVAC evaporator drain hose has become obstructed with an insect nest
- TT: Some 2014-2021 model year vehicles equipped with Dynamic Torque Control AWD system may experience a...
- Updates to the 2014-2021 toyota universal flat rate manual
- Obsolete notice
- Toyota Safety Recall and Service Campaign
- TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a...
- Paint stains after the removal of Rapgard?. The paint stains may appear to be under the clear coat but are...
- DD: On 2/25/2021, the federal safety agency opened an investigation into certain RAV4 vehicles related to...
- Replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and VIN...
- TT: HVAC drain tube is found to be blocked/clogged.
- Ti: technical instructions
- Zkg website proper photograph submission
- TT: The blind spot monitor (BSM) sensor angle inspection is used to confirm that the BSM sensor is within...
- Obsolete notice
- Supersession notice
- Supersession notice
- Obsolete notice
- Obsolete notice
- Odors naturally occurring from the HVAC system and/or related environmental factors
- Vehicles may display evidence of a fluid leak or fluid seep from powertrain components
- TT: In certain cases of leaking air conditioning systems, the root
- Technical Instructions: December 12, 2019
- Dealer Package: December 12, 2019
- Technical Instructions: Customer Support Program ZKG ? Technical Instructions
- Peeling paint on one or more metal body panels
- Dealer Daily Message: Phase 2 ? Customer Renotification and Repair Phase Repair is Now Available Multiple...
- Region Email: Toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original...
- Region Letter: Toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original...
- Dealer Email: Toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original...
- Dealer Package: Toyota has received reports of paint peeling on certain vehicles with the original...
- Repair Process: Customer Support Program ZKG ? Paint Repair Process.
- Technical Instructions: TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS Customer Support Program ZKG Phase 2 ? Customer...
- Dealer Package: This Limited Service Campaign has expired as of November 30, 2019
- Technical Instructions: This Limited Service Campaign has expired as of November 30, 2019
- Revision notice
- Revision notice
- TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ? Difficulty to pair the phone
- Revision notice
- TT: Some customers may experience poor outgoing Bluetooth sound quality, this can occur for various reasons
- TT: Some customers may experience a call failure when attempting to call a conference call number that has...
- Dealer Email: Phase 1
- Dealer Package: Phase 1
- Region Email: Phase 1
- Region Letter: Phase 1 ? Customer Notification Phase Repair Not Yet Available
- Some AWD 2014
- Supersession notice
- Some 2009 ? 2019 model year Toyota vehicles with super chrome wheel finishes may become discolored and/or...
- Revision notice
- Grind/groan noise from the front brake pads
- Revision notice
- TT: When adjusting the Forward Recognition Camera on vehicles with Toyota Safety Sense, it can be...
- Condition where the HVAC evaporator drain hose has become obstructed with an insect nest
- Revision notice
- Corrosion around the rear hatch hinges
- Revision notice
- Obsolete notice
- Revision notice
- Revision notice
- Supersession notice
- TT: Some customers may experience a voice recognition inoperative condition or abnormal Entune? operation...
- TT: Some customers may experience a voice recognition inoperative condition or abnormal Entune operation...
- Revision notice
- Revision notice
- The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to elevate awareness and provide best practices for leather and...
- Supersession notice
- MIL ?ON? condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P2610 (Engine Off Timer Performance) present
- Technician Certification Requirements.
- Revision notice
- Revision notice
- Vehicle replacement certification labels (the vinyl label installed on the driver door or door post) and...
- Supersession notice
- Southeast Toyota Accessory LED Fog & DRL 2 in 1 light inoperative
- Revision notice
- Obsolete notice
- Some 2016
- This Publication discusses how to find the diagnostic information and component exchange information for...
- Rear Seat Entertainment Overhead DVD
- TT: During previous air conditioning service, leakage prevention agent (A/C stop leak) may have been added...
- Inoperative forward/rearward adjustment function
- This communication is informing dealer principals, general managers, service managers & parts managers of...
- Rocking (back and forward) motion while utilizing the vehicle?s cruise control between 55 ? 75 MPH, while...
- Revision notice
- Revision notice
- TT: Some customers may experience greyed out buttons or inactive screens (lockouts) while driving
- This Service Bulletin includes precautions and key points for the front camera for Toyota Safety Sense C...
- Supersession notice
- Region Letter Email: In the subject vehicles the power function of the back door could become inoperative...
- Region Letter: In the subject vehicles the power function of the back door could become inoperative if...
- Dealer Letter Email: In the subject vehicles the power function of the back door could become inoperative...
- Dealer Package: In the subject vehicles the power function of the back door could become inoperative if...
- Technical Instructions: In the subject vehicles the power function of the back door could become...
- Obsolete notice
- Revision notice
- TT: Front Brake Vibration Key Points: Issue can occur at any time if improper torque is applied on lug...
- TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS text message functionality on...
- Supersession Notice
- TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: Difficulty to pair the phone
- Squeak noise which is heard coming from the front brakes with light to moderate braking. to address this...
- Some 2012
- Update on Technician Certification Requirements.
- Tt: multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds...
- TT: Multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds...
- Some 2016 model year RAV4 and RAV4 HV vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the power back door (PBD)...
- Condition in which the Power Back Door (PBD) is inoperative in the opening and closing directions with...
- On some vehicles, when rapgard is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. these stains appear...
- On some vehicles, when Rapgard? is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance
- TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth connection issues after updating the Android Operating System...
- Intermittent cruise control stalk illumination flicker condition
- This bulletin includes basic procedures for inspecting and adjusting World Standard (WS) Automatic...
- One or more of the following conditions: Swiping feature inoperative on APPs or Setup screens; Meijer...
- TSB: some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with entune audio (version UU.10.48), entune audio plus...
- One or more of the following conditions: ? Swiping feature inoperative on APPs or Setup screens
- Tt: some customers may encounter bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: difficulty pairing the phone....
- TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: ? Difficulty pairing the phone
- Tech tip: this tech tip is being provided to bring attention to the new location of the entune/nav/map...
- Tech Tip: This Tech Tip is being provided to bring attention to the new location of the Entune/NAV/Map...
- Tech tip: some customers may experience a condition that, after using siri eyes free, the head unit will...
- Tech Tip: Some customers may experience a condition that, after using Siri Eyes Free, the head unit will...
- Tech tip: some customers may experience difficulty programming homelink.
- Tech Tip: Some customers may experience difficulty programming HomeLink.
- A battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that CAN reduce its performance and life. these...
- A battery in a stored vehicle is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life
- Tt: for customer concerns of no or poor outgoing sound from the bluetooth systems there are diagnostics in...
- Tt: some customers may experience intermittent bluetooth disconnections if they turn off bluetooth audio...
- TT: For customer concerns of no or poor outgoing sound from the Bluetooth systems there are diagnostics in...
- TT: Some customers may experience intermittent Bluetooth disconnections if they turn off Bluetooth audio...
- Tt: some customers may experience poor outgoing bluetooth sound quality, this CAN occur for various reasons
- TT: Some customers may experience poor outgoing Bluetooth sound quality, this can occur for various reasons
- TSB: the parking assist monitor system assists the driver during parking and parallel parking by...
- TSB: pre-delivery service (PDS) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers. customer feedback...
- The Parking Assist Monitor System assists the driver during parking and parallel parking by displaying an...
- Pre-Delivery Service (PDS) is a critical step in satisfying our new car customers
- TSB: long-term or off-site storage requires special care to keep vehicles factory fresh and ready for...
- Long-term or off-site storage requires special care to keep vehicles factory fresh and ready for delivery
- Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth disconnections or loss of sms text message functionality on...
- TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS Text Message Functionality on...
- Tt: iphone text messages do not appear on multimedia dis[play.
- TSB: during the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce...
- During the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce...
- TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multimedia dis[play.
- Tt: customers may experience connectivity issues when the following conditions are met: the customer's...
- TT: Customers may experience connectivity issues when the following conditions are met: The customer's...
- Hybrid vehicles are equipped with 2 types of batteries: ? Hybrid Vehicle (HV) battery ? 12-volt auxiliary...
- Some 2015
- 2015 ? 2016 model year vehicles are equipped with driver?s side floor mat retaining clips to secure the...
- The Immobilizer and Smart Key Reset is a feature that allows the registration of new keys when all master...
- TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multimedia display.
- While a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life
- The procedure in
- TSB: flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. flash...
- Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration...
- Replacement vin plates.
- Product general information.
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