# 2017 Toyota Tacoma - Blind spot monitoring offline

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-tacoma-blind-spot-monitoring-offline/182430>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota\
**Created:** [February 11, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-tacoma-blind-spot-monitoring-offline/182430 "2022-02-11T13:35:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jerry07](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/958977/32.png) [@Jerry07](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Jerry07)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-tacoma-blind-spot-monitoring-offline/182430/1 "2022-02-11T13:35:09Z")

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My dash is displaying “BSM not available” I checked them to make sure all connections are good, any suggestions other then a dealership ?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-tacoma-blind-spot-monitoring-offline/182430/2 "2022-02-11T14:17:43Z")

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If the sensors are clean and are not covered with mud, snow, or salt residue, then I think you likely have no alternative to a dealer visit.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2022, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-toyota-tacoma-blind-spot-monitoring-offline/182430/3 "2022-02-11T17:08:45Z")

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Did you check the setup menu to see what the status is? With car in park, check the status. If you aren’t sure how, the owners manual should tell you.