Toyota RAV4 2019–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0067-20 · NHTSA communication 10178776 · issued Jul 8, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2019–2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2019 - 2020 model year RAV4 Adventure and Limited grade AWD vehicles may exhibit an abnormal noise from the rear differential assembly when accelerating from a stop and/or on deceleration after driving the vehicle for 15 - 20 minutes or more. This condition occurs with Normal drive mode selected during disconnect/connect timing of the AWD system.
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.