Toyota Tacoma 2005–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0250-12 Rev · NHTSA communication 10109537 · issued Aug 8, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2013
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2WD 2005 - 2013 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission may exhibit a clunk/thunk noise from the rear of the vehicle or a "bump-from-behind" sensation just before a stop or when accelerating from a stop. Improvements have been implemented on the rear propeller shaft (driveshaft). Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to improve this condition.
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.