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Toyota Tacoma 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0079-15 · NHTSA communication 10096712 · issued Sep 17, 2015

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

Official summary

Tsb: some 2016 model year tacoma vehicles equipped with the 2tr-fe engine and the ac60 6-speed automatic transmission may exhibit a flare during the 2-3 up shift. Customers may describe this as a momentary automatic transmission slipping feeling. The engine control module (ecm, sae term: powertrain control module/pcm) calibration has been revised. Use the following repair procedure to address this condition.

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.