# Service bulletin TC\-09\-034

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.

- Type: Service bulletin
- NHTSA id: 10032571
- Published by NHTSA: 2010\-04\-14
- Manufacturer's number: TC\-09\-034
- Manufacturer's date: 2009\-10\-23
- NHTSA component: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS

## NHTSA's summary

TOYOTA: LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE V6 \(2GR\-FE\) ENGINE; VVT\-I OIL HOSE REPLACEMENT. THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE OIL SUPPLY HOSE FOR THE VVT\-I ACTUATOR MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VVT\-I OIL HOSE PRODUCING ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. \*PE

## 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, Cooling system

## Vehicles listed

- 2005 to 2006 TOYOTA AVALON
- 2005 to 2006 TOYOTA RAV4

## Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component

- [T\-SB\-0033\-14](/bulletins/10131826.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS. Some vehicles in particular geographic areas may exhibit a condition where the HVAC Evaporator Drain Hose has become obstructed with an insect nest. An insect repellent drain hose tip \(ARINIX® Tip\) is now available to help minimize future occurrences of this environmental condition. For some models, a new drain hose is required to properly fit the ARINIX® Tip. Follow the procedures in this bulletin for proper handling and installation of this optional service part.

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