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Toyota RAV4 2013–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin T-SB-0023-15 Rev · NHTSA communication 10190454 · issued Mar 15, 2021

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2013–2015
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

TSB: Some 2013 ? 2015 model year RAV4 vehicles may exhibit a brief shudder intermittently while driving under light loads between approximately 25 and 50 mph. The torque converter and Engine Control Module/ECM (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic have been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition from occurring. 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.