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Toyota Tacoma 2016–2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0098-20 · NHTSA communication 10182963 · issued Oct 5, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2016–2020
model years
5
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2016 ? 2020 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with a 2GR-FKS engine may exhibit a chirp noise from the main accessory drive belt. 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.