Toyota Tacoma 2011–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0236-12 · NHTSA communication 10133933 · issued Dec 6, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2011–2012
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
When coming to a stop, some 2011 ? 2012 model year Tacoma vehicles may exhibit a squeak/squeal noise from the rear brake drum at the end of the stop. Revised rear brake shoes and drums are now available 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.