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Toyota RAV4 2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0201-17 · NHTSA communication 10131830 · issued Mar 17, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Vehicle Speed Control
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 model year RAV4 vehicles equipped with 2AR-FE engines may exhibit a rocking (back and forward) motion while utilizing the vehicle?s cruise control between 55 ? 75 MPH, while driving on a flat and straight freeway/highway. The Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE Term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition occurring. 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.