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Toyota RAV4 2001–2003technical service bulletin

Bulletin TC-10-034 · NHTSA communication 10034070 · issued Jul 8, 2010

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001–2003
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Specific malfunction indicator light on and/or harsh shift of automatic transaxle on certain rav4 vehicles. Had received reports that certain vehicles equipped with an automatic transaxle may exhibit a harsh shift condition and/or a malfunction indicator light (check engine light) on condition that specifically related to diagnostic codes p0750, p0753, p0755, p0758, and/or p1760. Csc letter was rec'd. *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.