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Toyota Celica 2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin TC01009 · NHTSA communication 619088 · issued Mar 9, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2001
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

A condition may exist where the transmission bellcrank set bolts may be insufficiently tightened on certain 2001 model year vehicles equipped with 5-speed manual transmissions. It is possible that the driver of the vehicle may experience excessive shift lever movement (play). *tt

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.