Toyota Highlander 2008–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-0097-13 · NHTSA communication 10054855 · issued Aug 9, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2008–2013
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Toyota: there is a whining noise when vehicle is driven above 35 mph, from final drive gear assembly and a repair procedure has available to address this issue. Model 2008-2013 highlander. *pe
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.