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Toyota Corolla 2009–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0280-17 · NHTSA communication 10119410 · issued Sep 11, 2017

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2009–2017
model years
9
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2009 ? 2017 model year Corolla vehicles equipped with the 2ZR-FE or 2ZR-FAE engines may exhibit a condition in which engine oil leaks between the engine block and transaxle. The source of the leak may be caused by a leaking oil galley plug. The purpose of this bulletin is to provide a Repair Procedure to remove/replace the engine oil galley plug located at the back of the engine block. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.