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Service bulletins for the 2006 Toyota RAV4

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.

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

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T-TT-0361-152017-03-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TT: BASED ON CURRENT PART ORDER ALLOCATION, SOME PISTON TYPES HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED WHILE UNDERGOING THE ZE7 2AZ OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIR PROCEDURE. REPLACEMENT PISTONS FOR ZE7 SHOULD BE ORDERED BASED ON THE PISTONS REMOVED FROM THE EXISTING CYLINDER BLOCK AND NO LONGER BY THE MEASUREMENT. THIS TECH TIP INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING PRODUCTION ALLOCATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR IDENTIFYING PISTON TYPE ON SUBJECT ENGINES. THIS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF T-SB-0030-15
T-TT-0360-152017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT. TT: CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE CONNECTIVITY ISSUES WHEN THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: THE CUSTOMER'S IPHONE IS OPERATING ON IOS9 FIRMWARE. THE CUSTOMER'S IPHONE IS CONNECTED TO THE VEHICLE VIA BLUETOOTH. THE CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: WHEN RECEIVING TWO INCOMING CALLS SIMULTANEOUSLY, BOTH CALLS ARE ENDED AUTOMATICALLY. ITUNES RADIO APP DOES NOT PLAY VIA BLUETOOTH AUDIO. PODCAST AND AUDIOBOOK MEDIA PLAYBACK IS INOPERATIVE VIA BLUETOOTH AUDIO.
T-TT-353-15 REV12017-03-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TT: THERE HAS BEEN SOME CONCERN WITH 3 PIECE RING INSTALLATIONS FOR 2AZ-FE AND 2AZ-FXE ENGINES. THIS TECH TIP CONTAINS THE ACCEPTED INSTALLATION METHOD REQUIRED FOR TOYOTA VEHICLES.
POL 14-122017-03-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. WPB: TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA IS NOW ANNOUNCING THE PART REPLACEMENT PHASE OF WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZE7 FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION.
T-TT-0361-15 REV2017-03-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "TT: BASED ON CURRENT PART ORDER ALLOCATION, SOME PISTON TYPES HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY IDENTIFIED WHILE UNDERGOING THE ZE7 2AZ OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIR PROCEDURE. H REPLACEMENT PISTONS FOR ZE7 SHOULD BE ORDERED BASED ON THE PISTONS REMOVED FROM EXISTING CYLINDER BLOCK AND NO LONGER BY MEASUREMENT. H THIS TECH TIP INCLUDES INFORMATION REGARDING PRODUCTION ALLOCATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR IDENTIFYING PISTON TYPE ON SUBJECT ENGINES. THIS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE NEXT REVISION OF T-SB-0030-15."
T-SB-0030-152017-03-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "TSB: SOME 2006 – 2013 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2AZ ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE PISTON ASSEMBLY HAS BEEN CHANGED TO MINIMIZE OIL CONSUMPTION. USE THE FOLLOWING REPAIR PROCEDURE TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION."
T-TT-0381-162017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TECH TIP: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY PROGRAMMING HOMELINK.
T-SB-0012-13 REV2017-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "TSB: FLASH REPROGRAMMING ALLOWS THE ECU SOFTWARE TO BE UPDATED WITHOUT REPLACING THE ECU. FLASH CALIBRATION UPDATES FOR SPECIFIC VEHICLE MODELS/ECUS ARE RELEASED AS FIELD-FIX PROCEDURES DESCRIBED IN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE BULLETINS. THIS BULLETIN DETAILS THE TECHSTREAM ECU FLASH REPROGRAMMING PROCESS AND OUTLINES USE OF THE TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (TIS) AND THE CALIBRATION UPDATE WIZARD (CUW). FLASH CALIBRATION UPDATES CAN ONLY BE APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE/ECU COMBINATION FOR WHICH THEY ARE INTENDED. ECUS HAVE INTERNAL SECURITY THAT WILL NOT ALLOW THEM TO BE PROGRAMMED WITH ANOTHER ECU’S INFORMATION."
T-TT-0372-152017-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "TT: IN CERTAIN CASES, VEHICLES UNDERGOING THE ZE7 AZ OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIR PROCEDURE WILL REQUIRE A SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT. CURRENTLY, WHEN A NEW SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY IS ORDERED FOR A VEHICLE, DOWELS PINS CONNECTING THE SHORT BLOCK TO THE CRANKCASE STIFFENER ARE NOT PRESENT."
POL15-042017-03-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. WPB: IN CERTAIN 2006 TO 2012 MODEL YEAR RAV4 4WD VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE THE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING WHEN DRIVING AS A RESULT OF CONTAMINATION TO THE FRONT BEARING.
ZF4_DEALERD 12/32017-03-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. "DD: IN OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO HELP ENSURE THE BEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, TOYOTA IS ANNOUNCING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING GROWL NOISE ON 2006-2012 MODEL YEAR RAV4 4WD VEHICLES. IN SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING WHEN DRIVING DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE FRONT BEARING. ALTHOUGH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTA’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING GROWL NOISE IN THE COVERED VEHICLES. PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO INFORM YOU AND YOUR STAFF OF THE PROGRAM NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE AND YOUR DEGREE OF INVOLVEMENT."
ZF4_DEALER 12/32017-03-03. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. "DL: IN OUR CONTINUING EFFORTS TO HELP ENSURE THE BEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION, TOYOTA IS ANNOUNCING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING GROWL NOISE ON 2006-2012 MODEL YEAR RAV4 4WD VEHICLES. IN SOME OF THESE VEHICLES, TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING WHEN DRIVING DUE TO CONTAMINATION OF THE FRONT BEARING. ALTHOUGH THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY IS COVERED BY TOYOTA’S NEW VEHICLE LIMITED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS OR 60,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST), WE AT TOYOTA CARE ABOUT OUR CUSTOMERS’ OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE. TOYOTA IS NOW EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING GROWL NOISE IN THE COVERED VEHICLES. PLEASE SEE THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM DETAILS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO INFORM YOU AND YOUR STAFF OF THE PROGRAM NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE AND YOUR DEGREE OF INVOLVEMENT."
T-TT-0372-15 REV2017-03-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "TT: IN CERTAIN CASES, VEHICLES UNDERGOING THE ZE7 AZ OIL CONSUMPTION REPAIR PROCEDURE WILL REQUIRE A SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT. CURRENTLY, WHEN A NEW SHORT BLOCK ASSEMBLY IS ORDERED FOR A VEHICLE, DOWELS PINS CONNECTING THE SHORT BLOCK TO THE CRANKCASE STIFFENER ARE NOT PRESENT.IF YOU ARE PERFORMING A SHORT BLOCK REPLACEMENT UNDER ZE7, PLEASE ORDER THE FOLLOWING PARTS IN ADDITION TO THE SHORT BLOCK, AND INSTALL IN THE NEW SHORT BLOCK UPON RECEIPT."
T-SB-0080-13 REV2017-02-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. TSB: SOME 2006 - 2012 MODEL YEAR 4WD RAV4 VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL TYPE NOISE FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING WHEN DRIVING AS A RESULT OF CONTAMINATION TO THE FRONT BEARING. FOLLOW THE PROCEDURE IN THIS BULLETIN TO ADDRESS THIS CONDITION.
ZE7_PHASE2 11/182017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. "WPB: THE ENGINE IS COVERED UNDER THE TOYOTA NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE OR 60,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST). HOWEVER, TOYOTA IS ANNOUNCING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO COVER WARRANTY WORK FOR PARTS REPLACEMENT TO ADDRESS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION*. *NOTE: ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTS REPLACEMENT UNDER THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IS DEPENDENT ON THE RESULTS OF A DEALER PERFORMED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COVERAGE EXTENSION TO THE VEHICLE’S “NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY” FOR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE CONDITION IS VERIFIED, WARRANTY WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM."
ZE7_PHASE2 11/172017-02-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT. "WPB: THE ENGINE IS COVERED UNDER THE TOYOTA NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY FOR 5 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF FIRST USE OR 60,000 MILES (WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST). HOWEVER, TOYOTA IS ANNOUNCING A WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM TO COVER WARRANTY WORK FOR PARTS REPLACEMENT TO ADDRESS EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION*. *NOTE: ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTS REPLACEMENT UNDER THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM IS DEPENDENT ON THE RESULTS OF A DEALER PERFORMED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES A PRIMARY AND SECONDARY COVERAGE EXTENSION TO THE VEHICLE’S “NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY” FOR REPLACEMENT OF PARTS RELATED TO EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. IF THE CONDITION IS VERIFIED, WARRANTY WORK WILL BE PERFORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM."
POL14-122017-02-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (POL14-12): TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA IS NOW ANNOUNCING THE PART REPLACEMENT PHASE OF WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZE7 FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION.
ZE72016-11-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (POL14-12): ADDED THE SHORT BLOCK RELEASE AUTHORIZATION FLOW CHART. TOYOTA HAS RECEIVED SOME REPORTS WHERE VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TOYOTA IS NOW ANNOUNCING THE PART REPLACEMENT PHASE OF WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM ZE7 FOR VEHICLES EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION.
T-TT-0255-132016-07-07. Service bulletin. STEERING. Customer experiences a clunk, pop, or knock-type noise when turning the steering wheel left or right on a 2006-2008 RAV4. While performing T-SB-0318-08, this document should be used to help supplement which parts to order prior to performing the repair
T-TT-0255-132016-04-12. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
TC13-0192016-04-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-TT-0226-132016-04-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-TT-0124-112016-04-12. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-TT-0051-102016-04-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.
T-SB-0187-122016-04-12. Service bulletin. TIRES. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.

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