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Toyota RAV4 2006–2012technical service bulletin

Bulletin TSB-0080-13 · NHTSA communication 10052631 · issued Jun 14, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006–2012
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

Toyota: the rear differential coupling, when driving some vehicles, may exhibit a growl noise, due to contamination to front bearing. Model 2006-2012 rav4 (42wd). *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.