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Service bulletins for the 2012 Toyota Highlander

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.

340 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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TC13-0252016-03-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-TT-0293-142016-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-TT-0288-142016-03-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-TT-0160-122016-03-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TSB-0097-132014-03-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). TOYOTA: THERE IS A WHINING NOISE WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN ABOVE 35 MPH, FROM FINAL DRIVE GEAR ASSEMBLY AND A REPAIR PROCEDURE HAS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MODEL 2008-2013 HIGHLANDER. *PE
TSB-0041-132014-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TOYOTA: ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A KNOCK OR RATTLE NOISE, COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, IS HEARD DURING A COLD SOAK STARTUP, AND THE CONDITION LASTS APPROXIMATELY ONE SECOND. MODEL YEARS 2009-2012 CAMRY, HIGHLANDER, SIENNA, VENZA, RAV4. *PE
LSC-D0N2014-02-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. TOYOTA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. DURING TIME OF MANUFACTURING, THE REAR DRIVESHAFT WOULD DISENGAGE FROM INBOARD JOINT ASSEMBLY, DUE TO AN ASSEMBLY ERROR, AND VIBRATE AND RATTLE INSIDE OF INBOARD JOINT, CAUSING LOUD NOISES FROM REAR OF VEHICLE, WHILE DRIVING. MODEL 2011-2012 HIGHLANDER HYBRID. *PE
TSB-004-13-A2013-12-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TOYOTA: THERE IS A KNOCKING OR RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT, FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME, AFTER A COLD SOAK STARTUP. MODEL 2010-2012 CAMRY, 2009-2013 HIGHLANDER, VENZA, 2009-2012 RAV4, 2011-2013 SIENNA. *PE
TC-13-0102013-08-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TOYOTA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE UPDATED OWNER'S MANUAL FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODELS 2008-2012 HIGHLANDER. *PE
TC-12-0112012-10-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. TOYOTA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. EXHAUST GAS CONTROL ACTUATOR MAY POSSIBLE DEVELOP COOLANT LEAK CAUSING CHECK ENGINE LAMP AND WATER TEMP INDICATOR LAMP TO ILLUMINATE. MODELS 2011-2012 HIGHLANDER HV; MODEL 2012 PRIUS V. *PE
TSB-0087-122012-08-21. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TOYOTA: ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY INFORMATION REGARDING THE INSPECTION, REMOVAL, AND INSTALLATION, IF LUBRICATION OR OIL, IS APPLIED. *PE
TSB-0071-122012-07-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TOYOTA: CERTAIN VEHICLES, AFTER A COLD START, WOULD RUN ROUGH ON INITIAL START UP. *PE
T-SB-0055-122012-05-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. TOYOTA: CHARGING SYSTEM INOPERATIVE. SOME ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT INSUFFICIENT CHARGING PERFORMANCE FROM THE ALTERNATOR. AN UPDATED PULLEY ASSEMBLY IS AVAILABLE TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION. *JS
TSB-0122-112011-12-17. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS; SEATS. TOYOTA: INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR REPLACING THE SEAT COVERS FOR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIRBAGS. *PE
TSB-0025-112011-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TOYOTA: LONG-TERM STORAGE PROCEDURE FOR SOME 2012 MODELS. *RM

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.