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Toyota Tacoma 2016–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0058-18 · NHTSA communication 10143928 · issued Jul 9, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2017 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 2GR engine and an AC60 transmission may exhibit a surge feeling under the following conditions: ? Vehicle is traveling between 40 ? 50 mph ? Transmission is in fourth or fifth gear ? During torque converter lock-up The Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE Term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been revised to address this condition. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.