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Toyota Highlander 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0105-20 · NHTSA communication 10183272 · issued Oct 18, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2020 model year Highlander vehicles may exhibit a shift flare condition during wide open throttle (WOT) acceleration from 40 ? 60 mph and during the upshift from 2nd to 3rd. The Engine Control Module (ECM) (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.

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.