Toyota Yaris 2006–2015 — technical 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.
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.