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Toyota 4RUNNER 2004–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0268-13 REV · NHTSA communication 10097052 · issued Mar 8, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2004–2017
model years
60
vehicle entries

Official summary

"tt: some customers may encounter bluetooth connectivity concerns such as: difficulty pairing the phone. Intermittent bluetooth failure to connect when first turning on the vehicle. Various bluetooth audio functions are no longer functioning with the customer s phone, such as the ability to change the track using the steering wheel controls. These concerns can be caused by changes made on the customer s phone. Make sure to inquire with the customer if the connectivity concerns occurred after receiving an operating system update on their phone or if they have restored their phone data/settings

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.