Toyota Highlander 2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0016-16 · NHTSA communication 10096960 · issued Mar 4, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2014
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: some 2014 model year highlander and highlander hv vehicles may exhibit an abnormal noise, like a squeak/squawk/groan type noise, from the rear suspension when traveling over uneven roads. This may be more pronounced in colder ambient temperatures. The abnormal noise may be caused by a rear trailing arm bushing. An updated rear trailing arm assembly is available. Follow the repair procedure in this bulletin 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.