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Service bulletin LSC BST Phase 3

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 id10133773
Published by NHTSA2018-04-23
Manufacturer's numberLSC BST Phase 3
Manufacturer's date2014-03-31
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN

NHTSA's summary

As part of the settlement described above, Toyota will install Smart Stop Technology on the above listed model and model year vehicles. This feature will cut engine power in case of simultaneous application of both the accelerator and brake pedal at certain speeds and in certain driving conditions.

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

Transmission and driveline

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA 4RUNNER2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
TOYOTA COROLLA2009, 2010
TOYOTA COROLLA MATRIX2009, 2010
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER2008, 2009, 2010
TOYOTA LAND CRUISER2008, 2009, 2010
TOYOTA RAV42006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
TOYOTA TUNDRA2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
10V0910002010-03-10. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
07V5790002007-12-18. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
20074122007-12-17. Powertrain

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
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