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Toyota 4RUNNER I-Force Max Hybrid 2022–2025technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0049-26 · NHTSA communication 11037198 · issued Aug 19, 2026

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2022–2025
model years
12
vehicle entries

Official summary

Some 2022 – 2025 model year Tundra Hybrid, 2023 – 2025 model year Sequoia Hybrid, 2024 –2025 Land Cruiser and Tacoma Hybrid, and 2025 4Runner Hybrid vehicles may exhibit a whine noise from the transmission when in Ready ON mode.

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.