Toyota Tacoma 2005–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0250-12 · NHTSA communication 10133949 · issued Dec 21, 2012
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2005–2013
model years
9
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2WD 2005 ? 2013 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with an automatic transmission may exhibit a clunk/thunk noise from the rear of the vehicle or a ?bump-from-behind? sensation just before a stop or when accelerating from a stop. Improvements have been implemented on the rear propelled shaft (driveshaft). Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to improve 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.