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Service bulletin SB-0001-11

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10037889
Published by NHTSA2011-06-07
Manufacturer's numberSB-0001-11
Manufacturer's date2011-01-04
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

TOYOTA: 2009-2011 RAV4. THERE MAY BE A RATTLE NOISE FROM THE TRANSAXLE WHEN DRIVING AROUND 30MPH. *RM

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA RAV42009, 2010, 2011

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

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