Toyota Highlander 2006–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0381-09 Rev · NHTSA communication 10109401 · issued Oct 8, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Wheels
component
2006–2015
model years
29
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: The only acceptable towing method for vehicles equipped with an Active Torque Control 4WD system is to have all four wheels off the ground. Flat towing or towing where only the front or rear wheels are supported may damage the all-wheel drive system.
Vehicles covered
- 2014 Toyota Highlander
- 2015 Toyota Highlander
- 2009 Toyota Matrix
- 2010 Toyota Matrix
- 2011 Toyota Matrix
- 2012 Toyota Matrix
- 2013 Toyota Matrix
- 2006 Toyota RAV4
- 2007 Toyota RAV4
- 2008 Toyota RAV4
- 2009 Toyota RAV4
- 2010 Toyota RAV4
- 2011 Toyota RAV4
- 2012 Toyota RAV4
- 2013 Toyota RAV4
- 2014 Toyota RAV4
- 2015 Toyota RAV4
- 2011 Toyota Sienna
- 2012 Toyota Sienna
- 2013 Toyota Sienna
- 2014 Toyota Sienna
- 2015 Toyota Sienna
- 2009 Toyota Venza
- 2010 Toyota Venza
- 2011 Toyota Venza
- 2012 Toyota Venza
- 2013 Toyota Venza
- 2014 Toyota Venza
- 2015 Toyota Venza
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.