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Toyota Tacoma 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0394-16 · NHTSA communication 10092708 · issued May 5, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Tt: some customers may experience a stuck in 4hi or 4lo condition due to a damaged transfer case actuator. After replacing the actuator, the normal operating condition is restored. Investigation of recovered parts show that damage is due to improper shifting pattern from n to d during 4lo entering/exiting operation.

Vehicles covered

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.