Toyota Tacoma 2005–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0057-12 · NHTSA communication 10044157 · issued Mar 23, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2012
model years
8
vehicle entries
Official summary
Toyota: steering intermediate shaft rattle noise. Some vehicles may exhibit steering rattle noise when driven over rough road surfaces. Also included 2wd tacoma prerunner. Model years 2005-2012. *js
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.