TSB 21TG01 — Toyota Service campaign
21TG01 is a service campaign on file with NHTSA for the Toyota RAV4, 2013–2018 model years, filed and re-filed as 6 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.
What the bulletin says. During a recent investigation of reported battery fires in 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles with gasoline engines (excluding hybrid models), Toyota discovered that many non-Toyota retailers and others who sell or install replacement batteries were recommending a small size battery for…
NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.
Worth checking your VIN against. 21TG01 is filed as a service campaign, which unlike an ordinary bulletin can mean free or reimbursed work when a vehicle qualifies. Ask a dealer using the document ID below, and check open recalls separately at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Vehicles and model years 21TG01 names
Every document filed under 21TG01
Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.
| Document ID | Filed | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 21TG01 | June 18, 2025 | Service campaign |
| 21TG01 | June 18, 2025 | Service bulletin |
| 21TG01 | July 1, 2024 | Manufacturer communication |
| 21TG01 | July 1, 2024 | Manufacturer communication |
| 21TG01 | June 26, 2024 | Service campaign |
| 21TG01 | June 26, 2024 | Service campaign |
What 21TG01 covers
Electrical — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.
Questions buyers ask
What is TSB 21TG01?
21TG01 is a service campaign filed with NHTSA by Toyota, covering the Toyota RAV4 across the 2013–2018 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: During a recent investigation of reported battery fires in 2013-2018 RAV4 vehicles with gasoline engines (excluding hybrid models), Toyota discovered that many non-Toyota retailers and others who sell or install replacement batteries were recommending a small size battery for…
Which vehicles does 21TG01 cover?
NHTSA's file names Toyota RAV4 (2013–2018). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.
Is TSB 21TG01 a recall, and is the repair free?
21TG01 is filed as a service campaign, not a recall — but this is the kind of communication that can mean free or reimbursed work if your VIN qualifies. Take the number to a dealer and ask. Recalls are separate and always free; check yours by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How do I get the full text of 21TG01?
Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under 21TG01, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.
Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under 21TG01. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.