Toyota RAV4 2006–2012 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0080-13 · NHTSA communication 10133672 · issued Jun 14, 2013
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2006–2012
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2006 ? 2012 model year 4WD RAV4 vehicles may exhibit a growl type noise from the rear differential coupling when driving as a result of contamination to the front bearing. Follow the procedure in this bulletin 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.