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Toyota Highlander 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0194-17 Rev · NHTSA communication 10185784 · issued Dec 11, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2017 model year Highlander vehicles may exhibit one or more of the following conditions: ?Lack of power. ?High RPM shift point at the 2 ? 3 shift. ?Hesitation in low gears. Some 2017 model year Highlander vehicles with the stop and start feature may exhibit the following conditions: ?Extended crank condition. ?RPM fluctuation during or immediately following engine restart. The Engine Control Module (ECM) (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address these conditions.

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.