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Toyota 4RUNNER 2003–2010technical service bulletin

Bulletin LSC BST Phase 3 · NHTSA communication 10133773 · issued Mar 31, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2003–2010
model years
26
vehicle entries

Official summary

As part of the settlement described above, Toyota will install Smart Stop Technology on the above listed model and model year vehicles. This feature will cut engine power in case of simultaneous application of both the accelerator and brake pedal at certain speeds and in certain driving conditions.

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.