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Toyota Tacoma 2005–2011technical service bulletin

Bulletin ZH2_Dealer Daily · NHTSA communication 10142873 · issued Jun 8, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2005–2011
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Dealer Daily Message: Certain U-joint kits (campaign part # 04007-13204) used in Customer Support Program ZH2 may have been produced without the appropriate amount of grease. These parts should not be installed on vehicles. Previously we requested that dealers return their current stock of this part number that does not have a GREEN dot on the box and on the U-joint as indicated in the photos on the following page. The supplier is now marking this part number with a BLUE dot on the U-joint, and no marking on the box as indicated in the photo on the following page. If either of these markings A

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.