2015 Toyota Prius C Technical Service Bulletins

279 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2015 Toyota Prius C. 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.

• 10152222Jan 23, 2017Electrical system. TT: Some Customers may complain about a Hybrid Vehicle Battery cooling system warning message. This warning message may appear when the HV Battery cooling system loses efficiency due to debris on the filter and or some object obstructing the air inlet.
• 10152210Jan 10, 2017Electrical system. TT: Some Customers may complain about a Hybrid Vehicle Battery cooling system warning message. This warning message may appear when the HV Battery cooling system loses efficiency due to debris on the filter and or some object obstructing the air inlet.
• 10152205Jan 6, 2017Electrical system. TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes SB No. T-SB-0101-11. Applicability has been updated to include 2016 ? 2017 model year vehicles. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0101-11 is Obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of this bulletin before proceeding. When servicing interior electrical switches and components, please note the…
• 10132930Nov 29, 2016Electrical system. TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE: September 14, 2016: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0134-16.
• 10132901Nov 10, 2016Equipment. TSB: REVISION NOTICE November 10, 2016 Rev2: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2016 ? 2017 model year Toyota vehicles. ? Parts Information section has been updated. Some 2004 ? 2017 model year Toyota vehicles may exhibit odors naturally occurring from the HVAC system and/or related environmental factors. Although there is no way to eliminate these odors, follow the General Procedure in this bulletin to…
• 10132884Oct 25, 2016Wheels. TT: Front Brake Vibration Key Points: * Issue can occur at any time if improper torque is applied on lug nuts * Over time, even one lug nut over or under torqued, can cause a vibration issue * When lug nuts are over torqued, this causes the rotor to have a runout out condition which can lead to brake vibration concerns * Brake vibration issues can occur at parking lot to highway speeds * Brake vibration issues can…
• 10132857Oct 11, 2016Engine. Warranty Policy Bulletin: Toyota has received some reports where vehicles may exhibit excessive engine oil consumption. Toyota is now announcing the part replacement phase of Warranty Enhancement Program ZE7 for vehicles exhibiting excessive engine oil consumption.
• 10132642Oct 3, 2016Electrical system. 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.
• 10132641Oct 3, 2016Equipment. 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.
• 10150418Sep 14, 2016Electrical system. TSB: Supersession Notice. 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).
• 10149217Sep 14, 2016Engine. TSB: Supersession Notice. 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).
• 10111643Aug 30, 2016Equipment. 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.
• 10087907Jul 25, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. Tsb: rev2 the required tools & equipment section has been removed. The new software version information chart has been updated. Some 2014 model year corolla vehicles equipped with entune™ audio (version bu.26.42) or entune™ premium audio (version au.26.61) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions.
• 10086767Jul 25, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Tsb: rev2 the required tools & equipment section has been removed. The new software version information chart has been updated. Some 2014 model year corolla vehicles equipped with entune™ audio (version bu.26.42) or entune™ premium audio (version au.26.61) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions.
• 10145776Jul 21, 2016Equipment. Update on Technician Certification Requirements.
• 10134357Jul 14, 2016Equipment. TSB: Rev1 The Introduction and the Software version sections have been updated. Some 2014 model year Corolla vehicles equipped with Entune? Audio (version BU.26.42) or Entune? Premium Audio (version AU.26.61) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions.
• 10087831Jul 14, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Tsb: rev1 the introduction and the software version sections have been updated. Some 2014 model year corolla vehicles equipped with entune™ audio (version bu.26.42) or entune™ premium audio (version au.26.61) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions.
• 10086507Jul 14, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Tsb: rev1 the introduction and the software version sections have been updated. Some 2014 model year corolla vehicles equipped with entune™ audio (version bu.26.42) or entune™ premium audio (version au.26.61) may exhibit one or more of the following conditions.
• 10134345Jul 7, 2016Engine cooling. TSB: For vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the HV Battery Cooling Fan may experience 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.
• 10087882Jul 7, 2016Electrical system, Hybrid propulsion system. Tsb: for vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the hv battery cooling fan may experience 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.
• 10086292Jul 7, 2016Electrical system, Hybrid propulsion system. Tsb: for vehicles that are used under certain severe operating conditions, the hv battery cooling fan may experience 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.
• 10134075Jun 9, 2016Electrical system. TT: Multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
• 10099947Jun 9, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. Tt: multimedia systems reset procedure should be performed when the multimedia system no longer responds or reboots itself.
• 10142474May 24, 2016Electrical system. TT: Some customers may complain about a MIL ?ON? with a P0A80 DTC. In these cases, the HV Battery would need to be replaced. Along with the HV Battery replacement, the cooling system filter will need either cleaning or replacement. This TT provides information about the HV Battery cooling system filter.
• 10140632May 24, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. TT: Some customers may complain about a MIL ?ON? with a P0A80 DTC. In these cases, the HV Battery would need to be replaced. Along with the HV Battery replacement, the cooling system filter will need either cleaning or replacement. This TT provides information about the HV Battery cooling system filter.
• 10096908May 24, 2016Hybrid propulsion system, Electrical system. Tt: some customers may complain about a mil “on” with a p0a80 dtc. In these cases, the hv battery would need to be replaced. Along with the hv battery replacement, the cooling system filter will need either cleaning or replacement. This tt provides information about the hv battery cooling system filter.
• 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…
• 10140582May 11, 2016Electrical system, Equipment. 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.
• 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.
• 10140568May 4, 2016Electrical system. TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth connection issues after updating the Android Operating System to 5.x.x (Lollipop) or later.
• 10092684May 4, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Tt: some customers may experience bluetooth connection issues after updating the android operating system to 5.x.x (lollipop) or later.
• 10134415Apr 26, 2016Equipment. TT: Some customers may experience Bluetooth connection issues after updating the Android Operating System to 5.x.x (Lollipop) or later.
• 10134321Mar 8, 2016Electrical 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.
• 10097055Mar 8, 2016Equipment. "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. "
• 10134281Feb 25, 2016Electrical 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.
• 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. "
• 10152270Dec 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
• 10152268Dec 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.
• 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.
• 10152247Dec 2, 2015Equipment. 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.
• 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.
• 10152266Dec 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.
• 10152265Dec 1, 2015Equipment. TT: Since MY 2011, several different update or upgrade USB SST's have been issued for Toyota audio and navigation system. Refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of all current and previously issued USB SSTs and their applicability.
• 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.
• 10093540Dec 1, 2015Equipment. "tt: since my 2011, several different update or upgrade usb sst's have been issued for toyota audio and navigation system. Refer to the chart below for a comprehensive list of all current and previously issued usb ssts and their applicability. "
• 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."

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