Is there a website where we can enter our VIN to see if there is a TSB for our vehicle? I’m sure Toyota will have a few considering how new these are. Toyota has a paid subscription service, but that seems like it’s for mechanics
Technical Service Bulletins (TSB) database?
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I believe you would be able to see this info in the Toyota app, under Health.
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You can get a 3 day subscription for TIS.
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It’s $25 every time you want to check?.
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If that's what the subscription fee is............ However you could download, maintenance PDFs and wiring diagrams etc.......
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I understand downloading is not a simple process, i.e. piecemeal and time consuming? Have you downloaded the entire manual for your LC, and how long did it take?
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Yeah, I don’t need it that bad. I’ll just monitor the forums or ask the dealership from time to time.
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Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy. The hard part is not chasing too far down a rabbit hole, or you'll lose you place VERY quickly and skip many documents. as an example "removing the center console" 15 steps, it start off with the normal precautions.... yadda yadda...... then step one; remove side trim cover, straight forward and everything is right there, step two; remove the shifter knob....... when you click the expand link, it goes to a whole new section concerning the entire shifter mechanism...... so you have to remember where you left off and how to get back to that document.
You MUST develop a naming convention for the PDFs you download or you'll never be able to find anything....... Toyota's naming convention doesn't make sense, but works because that's how they describe things throughout their documents, however you'll have trouble finding what you want because we don't describe things that way. I found it best to name everything the way Toyota labels it, then open each document and save it "as" what make sense to me........... ie..... any document that deals with "mirrors" in my naming convention starts with "Mirror, inside rearview" or "Mirror, inside, panoramic" etc........
I downloaded about 95%, I normally do a 30 day subscription $100.00 and dwld some each day/evening, took a couple of weeks.
You can find TSBs by going to Ratings | NHTSA
Type in year and model of vehicle. Click on the vehicle of interest.
Scroll down about 3/4 of the page until you get to the sections that says:
COMPLAINTS RECALLS INVESTIGATIONS MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS
Click on "MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS"
All TSBs, dealer letters, letters sent to NHTSA, etc. will be there. You can filter by AFFECTED COMPONENTS
Type in year and model of vehicle. Click on the vehicle of interest.
Scroll down about 3/4 of the page until you get to the sections that says:
COMPLAINTS RECALLS INVESTIGATIONS MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS
Click on "MANUFACTURER COMMUNICATIONS"
All TSBs, dealer letters, letters sent to NHTSA, etc. will be there. You can filter by AFFECTED COMPONENTS
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Not really, in the beginning the very 1st ones needed a ECM flash for the DCM but that's about it.
