Toyota RAV4 2013–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0145-14 · NHTSA communication 10109361 · issued Nov 10, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2013 - 2015 model year RAV4 vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission may exhibit a condition where the shifter assembly does not operate smoothly due to deformed slide cover. The slide cover deforms when foreign substances like soda or other liquids are spilled onto the slide cover of the shifter.
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.