Toyota Camry 2009–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0041-13 Rev · NHTSA communication 10132100 · issued Oct 24, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2013
model years
20
vehicle entries
Official summary
Immediately following a cold soak startup, some 2009 ? 2013 model year vehicles equipped with 1AR-FE or 2AR-FE engines may exhibit a brief knock/rattle noise from the engine compartment for approximately one second. Follow the repair procedure below to address this condition.
Vehicles covered
- 2010 Toyota Camry
- 2011 Toyota Camry
- 2012 Toyota Camry
- 2009 Toyota Highlander
- 2010 Toyota Highlander
- 2011 Toyota Highlander
- 2012 Toyota Highlander
- 2013 Toyota Highlander
- 2009 Toyota RAV4
- 2010 Toyota RAV4
- 2011 Toyota RAV4
- 2012 Toyota RAV4
- 2011 Toyota Sienna
- 2012 Toyota Sienna
- 2013 Toyota Sienna
- 2009 Toyota Venza
- 2010 Toyota Venza
- 2011 Toyota Venza
- 2012 Toyota Venza
- 2013 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.