Toyota FJ Cruiser 2007–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0046-12 Rev · NHTSA communication 10132101 · issued Oct 24, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2007–2013
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2007 ? 2013 model year FJ Cruiser vehicles equipped with automatic transmission and 4WD may exhibit a clunk/thunk noise from the rear of the vehicle, or a ?bump-from-behind? sensation just before a stop, or when accelerating from a stop. Improvements have been implemented on the rear propeller shaft (driveshaft) to reduce this condition. Utilize the following Repair Procedure 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.