Toyota RAV4 2006–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0187-13 · NHTSA communication 10131992 · issued Dec 20, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2006–2012
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2006 ? 2012 model year RAV4 vehicles may exhibit a clunking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspection, one or both of the rear stabilizer links may be damaged. Follow the repair 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.