Toyota bulletin T-SB-0119-15 REV2
What it saysOBSOLETE NOTICE February 13, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Toyota filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Feb 13, 2026, received Mar 7, 2026, about the engine — 1 document under this number: T-SB-0119-15 Rev2. It names 21 model years (2016–2021). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationOBSOLETE NOTICE February 13, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0009-26.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-SB-0119-15 Rev2 | Service bulletin | Feb 13, 2026 | 11029892 |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 21 model years this bulletin names have filed 2,623 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 291 of them name Engine — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On the 2019 Toyota Highlander, the 34 owners who gave an odometer reading for Engine reported it at a median of 14,000 miles. That figure is one model year’s, not the whole range this bulletin covers — medians from different model years are not averaged.
I noticed a hesitation with the vehicle when I pressed the gas pedal. On one incident on I-288 I pressed the gas to pass a car and it hesitated and the RPM jumpted to 51/2. Finally the car engaged so I could pass. I thought it was going to blow up. On the way home on I-295 it repeated again only this time the RPM jumped to 4.
2018 Toyota Highlander · Engine · filed with NHTSA Mar 22, 2019 · ODI 11190851
Toyota's failure to install an auto-stop caused the carbon-monoxide poisoning of two (more) people, many dozens of such deaths reported. (detail: they had likely stopped the engine, but the wireless fob can re-start; and this model has an auto stop/start function that can also lead to death.] note: not my car, my parents
2017 Toyota Avalon · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jul 20, 2019 · ODI 11233544
The contact owns a 2019 Toyota Highlander Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was an oil leak coming from the upper oil pan. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where the dealer attempted to repair the leak with a seal. The failure reoccurred.
2019 Toyota Highlander · Engine · filed with NHTSA Mar 19, 2025 · ODI 11649195
In depth: 2019 Toyota Highlander engine problems → · 2017 Toyota Highlander engine problems →
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the engine
Source: same model, same component group51 other manufacturer communications filed against these Toyota models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Toyota list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| T-SB-0034-26 REV1 | Service bulletin | Sep 16, 2026 | Some 2025 – 2026 model year Camry HV vehicles may exhibit a MIL ON condition with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P0A1B94… |
| T-SB-0110-20 OBSOLETE | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2026 | OBSOLETE NOTICE August 20, 2026: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0051-26. |
| T-SB-0051-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 20, 2026 | This bulletin includes basic procedures for performing a rescue charge at battery on high voltage (HV) Ni-MH and Li-ion batteries. |
| 26TC03 | Service campaign | Aug 17, 2026 | In wet conditions, water contacting the radiator in the subject vehicles after idling for an extended period can create steam that can cause… |
| 24TE04 | Warranty extension | Aug 11, 2026 | This Customer Support Program provides coverage as it applies to Flow Shut-off Valve Coolant Leak on Certain 2019-2021 Avalon & Avalon HV, 2… |
| T-TT-0806-26 | Service bulletin | Jul 22, 2026 | State of Health (SOH): An estimate of battery health that is updated as the vehicle learns from operating and charging conditions over time.… |
| T-SB-0034-26 | Service bulletin | Jun 30, 2026 | Some 2025 — 2026 model year Camry HV vehicles may exhibit a MIL on condition with DTC P0A1B94… |
| T-TT-0801-26 | Service bulletin | Apr 16, 2026 | Some Customers for the listed vehicles may have complaint of the following: unable to charge the vehicle using the supplied level 1 or 2 cha… |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Toyota T-SB-0119-15 REV2 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the T-SB-0119-15 REV2 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Toyota warranty extension on file lists the ones Toyota has filed.
Which vehicles does T-SB-0119-15 REV2 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 21 model years: 2018 Toyota Avalon, 2017 Toyota Avalon, 2016 Toyota Avalon, 2017 Toyota Camry, 2016 Toyota Camry, 2019 Toyota Highlander and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.