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Toyota RAV4 2019technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-TT-0652-21 Rev · NHTSA communication 10198156 · issued May 28, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2019
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TT: This Tech Tip applies to 2019 model year RAV4 Adventure/Limited grade equipped with torque vectoring AWD system ONLY. Some customers may experience an abnormal noise from rear differential after driving the vehicle for 15-20 minutes or more. This condition occurs with ?Normal? drive mode selected.

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.