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Toyota RAV4 2006–2008technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0318-08 REV1 · NHTSA communication 10034224 · issued Oct 20, 2008

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2006–2008
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: steering intermediate shaft noise. May hear a clunk, pop, or knock type noise when turn in the steering wheel left or right. A new intermediate shaft has been developed to address this condition. *pe updated 5/22/2012. *js

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.