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Service bulletin T-SB-0041-13 Rev

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)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10132100
Published by NHTSA2018-04-02
Manufacturer's numberT-SB-0041-13 Rev
Manufacturer's date2013-10-24
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

Immediately following a cold soak startup, some 2009 ? 2013 model year vehicles equipped with 1AR-FE or 2AR-FE engines may exhibit a brief knock/rattle noise from the engine compartment for approximately one second. Follow the repair procedure below to address this condition.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA CAMRY2010, 2011, 2012
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
TOYOTA RAV42009, 2010, 2011, 2012
TOYOTA SIENNA2011, 2012, 2013
TOYOTA VENZA2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

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

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