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Toyota Sequoia 2000–2005technical service bulletin

Bulletin 00305 · NHTSA communication 10015532 · issued Feb 9, 2005

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2000–2005
model years
11
vehicle entries

Official summary

Abnormal squeal noise from the engine accessory drive belt area, usually during cold start-up. An improved 2uz-fe accessory drive belt has been developed to correct this condition. *tt

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.