Toyota Tacoma 2001–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin CSV_TI_REM_Publi · NHTSA communication 10111172 · issued Jun 11, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2001–2004
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
TI: On 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles, prolonged exposure to road salts and other environmental factors could cause the Spare Tire Carrier Lift Plate to corrode. In limited cases, the lift plate may excessively corrode and break resulting in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle.
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.