Toyota Avalon 1995–1998 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 980812 · NHTSA communication 602531 · issued Aug 12, 1998
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
1995–1998
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
A groan or crunch noise may be heard from the front suspension when driving over speed bumps or dips in the roadway. *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.