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Toyota Tacoma 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0273-17 · NHTSA communication 10132470 · issued Aug 17, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2017 model year Tacoma vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise from the rear leaf spring when traveling over speed bumps or with movement from loading and unloading the suspension. Follow the Repair Procedure below to address this condition.

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.