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Service bulletin T-SB-0031-18

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 id10141577
Published by NHTSA2018-06-18
Manufacturer's numberT-SB-0031-18
Manufacturer's date2018-05-10
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

TSB: Some 2001 - 2005 model year MR2 Spyder vehicles may exhibit a condition where the Sequential Manual Transmission (SMT) warning light comes on, a buzzing noise is heard from the engine compartment, and/or the shift state cannot be changed. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin 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

Transmission and driveline, Manual transmission

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA MR22004
TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER2001, 2002, 2003 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
003032003-10-17. Service bulletin. SEQUENTIAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION (SMT) HARSH SHIFT. *TT
TC002022002-09-26. Service bulletin. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIR TIPS TO ASSIST TECHNICIANS SERVICING THE SEQUENTIAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION (SMT) SYSTEM ON 2002 MODELS. *TT
TC010302002-02-06. Service bulletin. SUBJECT REGARDING SHIFT CONTROL CABLE BRACKET. *YD
TC010102001-05-14. Service bulletin. TOYOTA WILL INITIATE A LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC) TO RETORQUE THE SHIFT CONTROL BRACKET MOUNTING BOLTS ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS. *TT