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Toyota Tacoma 2012–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0035-19 · NHTSA communication 10160753 · issued Mar 29, 2019

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2012–2015
model years
4
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: SUPERSESSION NOTICE The information contained in this bulletin supersedes Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0223-17. ? The Parts Information section has been updated. Service Bulletin No. T-SB-0223-17 is obsolete and any printed versions should be discarded. Some 2012 ? 2015 model year Tacoma vehicles may exhibit rust spots on the B-pillar and/or C-pillar (double cab only) area on either or both driver and passenger sides. Repairing/repainting and installation of paint protective films in the affected areas will be required to address this condition. The paint repair may need to be sublet to a bo

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.