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Toyota 4RUNNER 2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0103-13 · NHTSA communication 10132209 · issued Aug 13, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment Adaptive/mobility
component
2014
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

To prevent paint damage during transportation, the roof rack leg covers and cross bars are kept inside the vehicle so that the Rapgard? protective film can remain in place on the roof panel. Install roof rack leg covers on all vehicles according to the procedure outlined in this bulletin. Install the roof rack cross bars, if equipped, to the roof rack rails according to the following procedure during Pre-Delivery Service (PDS).

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.