Toyota Avalon 2005–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-0094-09 · NHTSA communication 10032730 · issued Mar 19, 2009
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2005–2009
model years
18
vehicle entries
Official summary
Toyota: some vehicles with 2gr fe engines may exhibit a ticking/clicking type noise from the cylinder head cover area which may be accompanied by a mil on and one or more vvt-i related diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *pe
Vehicles covered
- 2005 Toyota Avalon
- 2006 Toyota Avalon
- 2007 Toyota Avalon
- 2008 Toyota Avalon
- 2009 Toyota Avalon
- 2007 Toyota Camry
- 2008 Toyota Camry
- 2009 Toyota Camry
- 2008 Toyota Highlander
- 2009 Toyota Highlander
- 2006 Toyota RAV4
- 2007 Toyota RAV4
- 2008 Toyota RAV4
- 2009 Toyota RAV4
- 2007 Toyota Sienna
- 2008 Toyota Sienna
- 2009 Toyota Sienna
- 2009 Toyota Venza
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.