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Toyota Tacoma 2016–2018technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0055-18 · NHTSA communication 10143922 · issued Jul 2, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2018 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with an LED type center high mount stop lamp may exhibit a water leak into the rear of the cab. Upon closer inspection, it may become apparent that the water leak is coming from the space between the center high mount stop lamp and the body of the vehicle. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.