Toyota RAV4 1996–1997 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 97062000697 · NHTSA communication 53041 · issued Jun 20, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Trailer Hitches
component
1996–1997
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Clarifying the installation insturctions for the rear step receiver hitch. *yc
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.