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Toyota 4 Runner 1999–2001technical service bulletin

Bulletin EL00501 · NHTSA communication 622700 · issued Aug 3, 2001

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
1999–2001
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

Vehicles may experience unintended or accidental rear window activation. *jb

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.