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Toyota 4RUNNER 2016–2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0012-19 · NHTSA communication 10153276 · issued Jan 10, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016–2019
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2019 model year 4Runner 4WD vehicles may exhibit a cyclical groaning or grinding noise from the front differential in 2WD that is not present during 4WD operation. 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.