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Toyota Avalon 2008–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0047-10 · NHTSA communication 10033553 · issued Mar 1, 2011

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2008–2010
model years
13
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Vehicles equipped with a 2gr-fe (v6) engine, the rubber portion of the oil supply hose for vvt-i actuator may degrade over time. This condition may cause oil to leak from the vvt-i oil hose producing abnormal engine noise and the oil pressure light to illuminate. *pe

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.