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Service bulletin TC01031

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 id627389
Published by NHTSA2002-02-07
Manufacturer's numberTC01031
Manufacturer's date2001-11-19
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. *YD

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA 4 RUNNER1996, 1997
TOYOTA T1001995, 1996, 1997
TOYOTA TACOMA1995, 1996, 1997

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

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