Toyota Tacoma 2001–2004 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TC-15-016 · NHTSA communication 10058414 · issued Jun 9, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2001–2004
model years
4
vehicle entries
Official summary
Toyota: tsb has an owner notification letter. Select document search button below. Due to exposure and prolonged usage of road salts and other environmental factors, on certain trucks, the lift plate for spare tire carrier will corrode and break causing detachment of spare tire. Model 2001-04 tacoma. *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.