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Toyota Tacoma 2005–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0250-12 · NHTSA communication 10050665 · issued Jun 3, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2012
model years
8
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: just before coming to a stop or accelerating from a stop would experience a bump from behind sensation or hear a thunking or clunking noise from rear of vehicle. Information on repair procedure on rear propeller shaft (driveshaft) has been implemented. Model 2005-2012 tacoma. *pe updated 8/29/14. *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.