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Toyota Corolla 2014–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin J0D Region Lette · NHTSA communication 10152129 · issued Mar 28, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2017
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

Region Letter: The subject vehicles? transmission has improper programming that could lead a component to unnecessarily cycle and experience abnormal wear. If this component becomes damaged, the malfunction indicator lamp may illuminate in the instrument cluster and the vehicle could experience a reduction of speed. After reaching a pre-determined gear ratio, the vehicle can be operated up to approximately 37 mph.

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.