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Toyota Tacoma 2005–2013technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0057-13 · NHTSA communication 10052154 · issued Apr 26, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2013
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: on some vehicles, with 5 speed automatic transmission, can hear a whinnying noise coming from the rear differential. Model 2005-2013 tacoma. *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.