2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid Technical Service Bulletins

164 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 Toyota Camry Hybrid. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10154800Feb 7, 2019Equipment. TSB: REVISION NOTICE February 7, 2019 Rev2: * Applicability has been updated to include 2010 - 2014 model year Matrix, 2017 - 2019 model year C-HR, 2019 model year Corolla Hatchback, and 2018 - 2019 model year Toyota vehicles. G418 The Introduction and Repair Procedure sections have been updated. March 7, 2017 Rev1: * Applicability has been updated to include 2017 model year Toyota vehicles. Any previous printed…
• 10150015Sep 12, 2018Equipment. TT: Some customers may encounter Bluetooth® connectivity concerns such as: ? Difficulty to pair the phone. ? Intermittent Bluetooth® failure to connect to the vehicle when first turning on the vehicle. ? Various Bluetooth® Audio functions are no longer functioning with customer?s phone such as ability to change the track using the steering wheel controls. These concerns can be caused by changes made on the…
• 10141612May 29, 2018Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0151-13. * Applicability has been updated to include 2016 - 2018 model year Avalon and Avalon HV and 2017 model year Camry and Camry HV vehicles. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0151-13 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of this bulletin before proceeding.
• 10129998Feb 21, 2018Electrical system, Equipment. TSB: REVISION NOTICE February 21, 2018 Rev1: ? The Introduction and Software Update sections have been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0019-16. ? The Software Update section has been updated. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0019-16 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure…
• 10129968Feb 2, 2018Equipment, Seats. TSB: The purpose of this Service Bulletin is to elevate awareness and provide best practices for leather and synthetic leather care in Toyota vehicles. As an additional resource, if the vehicle is equipped with factory leather seats, the vehicle Owner?s Manual will highlight the importance of proper maintenance and provide guidance for care.
• 10131713Jan 11, 2018Equipment. TSB: 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, and T-SB-0144-08. Service Bulletin Nos. PG021-88, PG015-89, PG0015-90, PG002-91, PG002-93, PG005-97, PG007-01, PG007-07, and T-SB-0144-08 are obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of…
• 10129204Jan 5, 2018Hybrid propulsion system, Electrical system. TSB: REVISION NOTICE January 05, 2018 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2012 ? 2017 Camry HV and Prius C, 2015 ? 2017 Prius V, 2006 ? 2017 Highlander HV, 2010 ? 2016 Prius, and 2016 ? 2017 RAV4 HV model year vehicles. ? The Repair Procedure section has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. Some 2006 ? 2017 Highlander HV, 2010 ? 2016 Prius, 2012 ? 2017…
• 10123420Oct 27, 2017Body and structure. TSB: 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.
• 10145776Jul 21, 2016Equipment. Update on Technician Certification Requirements.
• 10087781Jul 7, 2016Electrical system. Tsb: some 2015 – 2016 model year avalon, camry, sienna, and tundra vehicles equipped with blind spot monitor may exhibit a blind spot monitor warning message with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1ab2 short to ground in outer mirror indicator (master) or c1ab3 short to ground in outer mirror indicator (slave) stored. Follow the repair procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10086301Jul 7, 2016Equipment. Tsb: some 2015 – 2016 model year avalon, camry, sienna, and tundra vehicles equipped with blind spot monitor may exhibit a blind spot monitor warning message with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1ab2 short to ground in outer mirror indicator (master) or c1ab3 short to ground in outer mirror indicator (slave) stored. Follow the repair procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10134075Jun 9, 2016Electrical system. TT: Multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
• 10099947Jun 9, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Tt: multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
• 10134055Jun 1, 2016Suspension. TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
• 10097903Jun 1, 2016Suspension. Tsb: obsolete notice: this bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.
• 10142479May 26, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. TSB: Some 2015 ? 2016 model year Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Tundra vehicles equipped with Blind Spot Monitor may exhibit a Blind Spot Monitor Warning message with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C1AB2 Short to Ground in Outer Mirror Indicator (Master) or C1AB3 Short to Ground in Outer Mirror Indicator (Slave) stored. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10142477May 26, 2016Electrical system. TSB: For vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the HV Battery Cooling Fan may exhibit an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris that can reduce the efficiency of the HV Battery Cooling System. HV Battery Cooling Fan maintenance and cleaning should be performed to address this condition.
• 10140637May 26, 2016Equipment, Electrical system, Lane departure. TSB: Some 2015 ? 2016 model year Avalon, Camry, Sienna, and Tundra vehicles equipped with Blind Spot Monitor may exhibit a Blind Spot Monitor Warning message with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) C1AB2 Short to Ground in Outer Mirror Indicator (Master) or C1AB3 Short to Ground in Outer Mirror Indicator (Slave) stored. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10096922May 26, 2016Electrical system. Tsb: some 2015 – 2016 model year avalon, camry, sienna, and tundra vehicles equipped with blind spot monitor may exhibit a blind spot monitor warning message with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1ab2 short to ground in outer mirror indicator (master) or c1ab3 short to ground in outer mirror indicator (slave) stored. Follow the repair procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
• 10096919May 26, 2016Electrical system, Hybrid propulsion system. Tsb: for vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the hv battery cooling fan may exhibit an excessive buildup of dust, lint, or other debris that can reduce the efficiency of the hv battery cooling system. Hv battery cooling fan maintenance and cleaning should be performed to address this condition.
• 10142464May 19, 2016Equipment, Body and 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…
• 10140622May 19, 2016Body and 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…
• 10096862May 19, 2016Equipment. 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…
• 10092768May 11, 2016Equipment, 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.
• 10092684May 4, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth connection issues after updating the android operating system to 5.x.x (lollipop) or later.
• 10134244Apr 4, 2016Electrical system. TSB: Some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with Entune? Audio (version UU.10.48), Entune? Audio Plus (version EU.10.68 or EU.20.05 or EU.20.08), or Entune?
• 10134304Mar 11, 2016Electrical system. TSB: Some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with Entune? Audio (version UU.10.48), Entune? Audio Plus (version EU.10.68 or EU.20.25 or EU.20.28), or Entune? Premium Audio (CU.10.71 or CU.10.72 or CU.20.05 or CU.20.08) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ? Swiping feature inoperative on APPs or Setup screens. ? Meijer Department Store is intermittently pronounced ?Mee-jer.? ? Number of transferred…
• 10096961Mar 11, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. "tsb: some 2016 model year vehicles equipped with entune™ audio (version uu.10.48), entune™ audio plus (version eu.10.68 or eu.20.25 or eu.20.28), or entune™ premium audio (cu.10.71 or cu.10.72 or cu.20.05 or cu.20.08) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: • swiping feature inoperative on apps or setup screens. • meijer department store is intermittently pronounced “mee-jer.” • number of transferred…
• 10097052Mar 8, 2016Equipment. "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.
• 10093361Feb 25, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. "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. "
• 10134280Feb 18, 2016Other or unknown. Tech Tip: Some customers may experience a condition that, after using Siri Eyes Free, the head unit will change from whatever source they were listening to, to the Bluetooth Audio source. This condition was introduced with the iOS 9 and later versions.
• 10093346Feb 18, 2016Equipment. Tech tip: some customers may experience a condition that, after using siri eyes free, the head unit will change from whatever source they were listening to, to the bluetooth audio source. This condition was introduced with the ios 9 and later versions.
• 10096097Jan 11, 2016Equipment. Tech tip: some customers may experience difficulty programming homelink.
• 10093486Dec 14, 2015Electrical 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…
• 10093681Dec 7, 2015Equipment. Tt: some customers may experience intermittent bluetooth disconnections if they turn off bluetooth audio in the bluetooth connection menu on an android phone
• 10093567Dec 7, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 10093479Dec 2, 2015Electrical 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.
• 10093563Dec 1, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 10111495Nov 18, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Equipment. TSB: Some 2012 - 2016 model year North American produced (NAP) Camry and Camry HV vehicles and 2013 - 2015 Avalon and Avalon HV vehicles may exhibit a knocking, popping, ticking, or snapping noise from the moon roof area while driving. The repair procedure included in this bulletin has been developed to address this condition.
• 10093883Nov 18, 2015Equipment, Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "tsb: some 2012 – 2016 model year north american produced (nap) camry and camry hv vehicles and 2013 – 2015 avalon and avalon hv vehicles may exhibit a knocking, popping, ticking, or snapping noise from the moon roof area while driving. The repair procedure included in this bulletin has been developed to address this condition."
• 10111521Oct 15, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 10096246Oct 15, 2015Equipment. "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."
• 10111547Oct 13, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 10096332Oct 13, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 10134227Sep 25, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. 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.
• 10096566Sep 25, 2015Electrical system. 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.
• 10111438Sep 15, 2015Equipment, Other or unknown, Wheels. TSB: During the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires remain on the vehicle in the same location and in the same direction of rotation. Please refer to the following procedure to ensure that the original tires stay in the same…
• 10096708Sep 15, 2015Tires. "tsb: during the manufacturing process tires are mounted on the vehicle as matched sets to help reduce conditions such as pulling or drifting. If the wheels are replaced or refinished before vehicle delivery, it is important that the tires remain on the vehicle in the same location and in the same direction of rotation. Please refer to the following procedure to ensure that the original tires stay in the same…
• 10096555Sep 15, 2015Equipment. Tt: iphone text messages do not appear on multimedia dis[play.
• 10096550Sep 14, 2015Equipment. 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…

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