Toyota Highlander 2008–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0097-13 · NHTSA communication 10132203 · issued Aug 9, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Back Over Prevention
component
2008–2013
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2008 ? 2013 model year Highlander vehicles equipped with the 5-speed automatic transaxle may exhibit a whine noise from the final drive gear assembly. This noise is noticeable above 35 mph. Please refer to the repair procedure to address 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.