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Toyota RAV4 2019–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB002222 · NHTSA communication 10214324 · issued Mar 14, 2022

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 vehicle?s AWD Dynamic Torque Vectoring Disconnect system from either the transfer assembly or rear differential carrier assembly when accelerating from a stop and/or on deceleration after driving the vehicle for 15 minutes or more. This condition occurs with ?Normal? drive mode selected during disconnect/connect timing of the AWD system.

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.