Service bulletin 20TE03

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)
Type	Service bulletin
NHTSA id	10241399
Published by NHTSA	2023-08-28
Manufacturer's number	20TE03
Manufacturer's date	2023-07-13
NHTSA component	BACK OVER PREVENTION

NHTSA's summary

DP: This Customer Support Program provides coverage for a condition involving the front transfer case electro-magnetic clutch in certain 2019 ? 2020 model year RAV4 Adventure and Limited grade AWD vehicles. An abnormal buzz or groan noise from that case can occur with Normal drive mode selected during disconnect/connect timing of the AWD system. This condition typically occurs between 20 and 30 mph when accelerating from a stop, and/or between 20 and 13 mph on deceleration after driving the vehicle for 15 minutes or longer. Although the front transfer case electro-magnetic clutch is covered by Toyota?s New Vehicle Limited Warranty for 5 years or 60,000 miles (whichever comes first), we at Toyota care about the customers? ownership experience. Toyota is providing coverage for repairs related to abnormal buzz/groan noise from the front transfer case.

The document

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Components

Driver assistance, Backup camera

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA RAV4	2019, 2020

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
19V576000	2019-08-06. BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA

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

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