Toyota Avalon 2005–2006 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TC-09-034 · NHTSA communication 10032571 · issued Oct 23, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005–2006
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Toyota: limited service campaign on vehicles equipped with the v6 (2gr-fe) engine; vvt-i oil hose replacement. The rubber portion of the oil supply hose for the vvt-i actuator may degrade over time. This condition may cause oil to leak from the vvt-i oil hose producing abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure light to illuminate. *pe
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.