Toyota 4RUNNER 2010–2016 — technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0044-16 · NHTSA communication 10142464 · issued May 19, 2016

Technical service bulletin

communication type

Equipment Adaptive/mobility

component

2010–2016

model years

vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: On some vehicles, when Rapgard? is removed, the paint may have a stained appearance. These stains appear to be under the clear coat (repainting this area is not necessary). The stain patterns are usually under wrinkles in the Rapgard?. These wrinkles sometimes trap water and cause the paint to stain from the trapped moisture, especially on horizontal surfaces, such as the hood, roof, and trunk. Stains can be removed by heating the stained surface to remove the trapped moisture.

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.