Service bulletin 00505

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10015535
Published by NHTSA	2005-07-28
Manufacturer's number	00505
Manufacturer's date	2005-02-11
NHTSA component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0136 AND/OR P0156 (OXYGEN SENSOR CIRCUIT). *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Trouble codes named

P0136, P0156

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA 4 RUNNER	2003, 2004

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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