Toyota Tacoma 2016–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin J0N-Region Lette · NHTSA communication 10149991 · issued Aug 16, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2016–2017
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
Region Letter: There is a possibility that the blower motor fan hub in the involved vehicles was produced with improper dimensions. A blower motor fan hub with improper dimensions may develop a crack over time. If a vehicle is continuously operated with this condition, the damage may worsen, leading to an abnormal noise and eventually an inoperable blower motor fan.
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.