Toyota Tacoma 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-TT-0394-16 · NHTSA communication 10140575 · issued May 5, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
TT: Some customers may experience a stuck in 4HI or 4LO condition due to a damaged transfer case actuator. After replacing the actuator, the normal operating condition is restored. Investigation of recovered parts show that damage is due to improper shifting pattern from N to D during 4LO entering/exiting operation.
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.