Toyota 4RUNNER 2004–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0026-15 · NHTSA communication 10111181 · issued May 20, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2004–2015
model years
31
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2004 - 2015 model year Tacoma, FJ Cruiser, and 4Runner vehicles may exhibit a cyclical grinding or groaning noise coming from the front differential in 2WD that goes away when operated in 4WD. This noise can be addressed by replacing the needle bearing on the left side of the front differential. Refer to the Repair Procedure for Needle Bearing Roller replacement instructions.
Vehicles covered
- 2004 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2005 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2006 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2007 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2008 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2009 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2010 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2011 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2012 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2013 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2014 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2015 Toyota 4RUNNER
- 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2008 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2009 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2014 Toyota FJ Cruiser
- 2005 Toyota Tacoma
- 2006 Toyota Tacoma
- 2007 Toyota Tacoma
- 2008 Toyota Tacoma
- 2009 Toyota Tacoma
- 2010 Toyota Tacoma
- 2011 Toyota Tacoma
- 2012 Toyota Tacoma
- 2013 Toyota Tacoma
- 2014 Toyota Tacoma
- 2015 Toyota Tacoma
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.