Toyota 4RUNNER 1993–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-0040-12 REV1 · NHTSA communication 10056061 · issued Jun 13, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
1993–2012
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Toyota: when accelerating from a stop or coming to a stop, a sensation of being bumped from behind or from the rear vehicle, a clunk or thunk noise and to reduce condition, improvements are implemented on rear propeller shaft (driveshaft). Model 2010-2013 sr5, 4runner. *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.