Body - Water Leaks Onto Headliner/Footwell Area

T-SB-0141-08

Rev1

July 29, 2008

Water Leak at Headliner

Service Category
Vehicle Interior

Section
Interior Panels/Trim

Market
USA





Applicability

TSB REVISION NOTICE

^ April 15, 2009 Rev1:

^ Applicability has been updated to include 2009 model year Avalon and Camry vehicles and 2007-2009 Camry HV vehicles.

Any previous printed versions of this service bulletin should be discarded.

The information contained in this TSB supersedes TSB No. B0005-07.

^ Applicability has been updated to include 2008 model year vehicles.

TSB No. B0005-07 is Obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Be sure to review the entire content of this service bulletin before proceeding.

Introduction

Some customers may experience a water leak condition in the headliner that may also result in a wet foot well area. This condition may be the result of one or more moon roof drain hoses becoming loose or disconnected from a moon roof drain pan nipple. The following procedure describes the repair method to correct this condition.





Parts Information

NOTE
Install one clamp on each of the 4 drain hoses.





Warranty Information

^ This repair is covered under the Toyota Comprehensive Warranty. This warranty is in effect for 36 months or 36,000 miles, whichever occurs first, from the vehicle's in-service date.

^ Warranty application is limited to correction of a problem based upon a customer's specific complaint.

Repair Procedure

1. Remove the headliner.

2. Remove all 4 drain hoses from the drain pan nipples.





3. Install the drain hose clamps as shown in Figure 1.

NOTE

When installing the drain hoses, the 4 clamps MUST face toward the outside of the vehicle and also be above the lower surface of the sliding roof housing.

4. Water test the vehicle to confirm that there are no leaks from the drain hoses.

5. Reinstall the headliner.

6. Road test the vehicle to confirm that there are no wind noise issues from the moon roof area.