Toyota Sienna 2004–2011 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin ESS_Dealer Daily · NHTSA communication 10134330 · issued Mar 9, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Tires
component
2004–2011
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Dealer Daily: Toyota has received reports indicating that some vehicles may experience spare tire carrier or carrier cable corrosion even after being inspected and/or repaired as part of a previous Special Service Campaign. During normal usage, water splashing rearward can reach the spare tire carrier due to variation in the placement of the foam splash guard or loss of the splash guard. If the splashed water contains high concentrations of road salt, corrosion of the spare tire carrier and the carrier cable may result. In limited instances, the spare tire may become seperated from the spare t
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.