B2227
1 owner report and 9 manufacturer filings across 4 model years from Lexus, Toyota.
Where B2227 shows up
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints| Model year | Filed under | Bulletins | Owner reports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Lexus RX | Structure | 4 | — |
| 2016 Toyota RAV4 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | 3 | — |
| 2017 Toyota RAV4 | Electrical System | 2 | — |
| 2019 Toyota RAV4 | Power Train | — | 1 |
A model year appears here because the code is named in its record, not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are mentions in the federal files, not failure rates — nobody publishes the denominator.
What it gets filed under
Manufacturer filings that name it
Source: NHTSA manufacturer communicationsService bulletins and campaigns whose filed summary names B2227. Quoting the document number at a service desk is often the fastest route to a diagnosis someone has already written down.
- T-SB-0275-172017-08-18 · Electrical System
- TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes SB No. T-SB-0168-13. ? The entire bulletin has been updated. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0168-13 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of this bulletin before proceeding. Some 2013 ? 2017 model year RAV4 and 2016 ? 2017 model year RAV4 HV vehicles may exhibit a cond
- L-SB-0040-162016-07-27 · Structure — Body — Door
- TSB: SOME 2016 MODEL YEAR RX350 AND RX450H VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER BACK DOOR (PBD) IS INOPERATIVE IN THE OPENING AND CLOSING DIRECTIONS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2220 PRESENT, OR INOPERATIVE IN THE CLOSING DIRECTION ONLY WITH DTCS B2226 AND B2227 PRESENT. FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
- L-SB-0040-162016-07-27 · Structure — Body — Door
- TSB: SOME 2016 MODEL YEAR RX350 AND RX450H VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER BACK DOOR (PBD) IS INOPERATIVE IN THE OPENING AND CLOSING DIRECTIONS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2220 PRESENT, OR INOPERATIVE IN THE CLOSING DIRECTION ONLY WITH DTCS B2226 AND B2227 PRESENT. FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
- T-SB-0059-162016-06-06 · Structure — Body — Door
- TSB: Some 2016 model year RAV4 and RAV4 HV vehicles may exhibit a condition in which the Power Back Door (PBD) is inoperative in the opening and closing directions with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B2220 present, or inoperative in the closing direction only with DTCs B2226 and B2227 present. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
- T-SB-0059-162016-06-06 · Latches/Locks/Linkages — Doors — Latch
- TSB: SOME 2016 MODEL YEAR RAV4 AND RAV4 HV VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A CONDITION IN WHICH THE POWER BACK DOOR (PBD) IS INOPERATIVE IN THE OPENING AND CLOSING DIRECTIONS WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) B2220 PRESENT, OR INOPERATIVE IN THE CLOSING DIRECTION ONLY WITH DTCS B2226 AND B2227 PRESENT. FOLLOW THE REPAIR PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
What B2227 means
Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-IIB2227 sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.
A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. It is the starting point of a diagnosis, not its conclusion — the same code has several possible causes and the cheap one is not always right.
Common questions about B2227
Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standardCan I keep driving with B2227 stored?
Nobody can answer that from the code alone, and a site that does is guessing. A steady light generally means the fault was logged and the vehicle is in a reduced-risk mode; a flashing light means stop soon, because a misfiring engine can destroy a catalytic converter in minutes. The safe read of this page is the mileage and the components, not permission.
Does a code mean the car is recalled?
No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN, and none of them are triggered by a scan tool. If you want to know whether an open recall applies to one specific vehicle, check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls — that is the only source that settles it.
Why do the counts here differ from other sites?
Because these are not estimates. Every number on this page is a count of documents in NHTSA's own files: manufacturer communications that name the code in their filed summary, and owner complaints that name it in the narrative. We do not model, weight or extrapolate them.
Will clearing the code fix it?
Clearing turns the light off and erases the freeze-frame data a technician would have used to work out what happened. If the condition is still there the code returns, usually within a few drive cycles, and the diagnosis now starts from less information than before.