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Toyota Yaris 2006–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0012-15 · NHTSA communication 10132608 · issued Mar 19, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2006–2015
model years
10
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2006 ? 2015 model year Yaris vehicles may exhibit a squealing noise coming from the engine compartment during the engine start-up. The drive belt (v-belt) tension specification has been updated 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.