Service bulletins for the 2008 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.
340 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| T-TT-0372-15 | 2017-03-07. 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." |
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| T-TT-0372-15 REV | 2017-03-03. 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." |
| ZE7_PHASE2 11/18 | 2017-02-16. 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 11/17 | 2017-02-16. 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." |
| ZE7_IMP 11/12 | 2017-02-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE. DD: IN LIMITED CASES VEHICLES BEING SERVICED FOR ZE7 WILL REQUIRE A REPLACEMENT SHORT BLOCK. DEALERS WILL NEED TO INSTALL THE DOWEL PINS BETWEEN THE SHORT BLOCK AND LOWER CRANKCASE WHEN PERFORMING THIS REPAIR. A TECH TIP WILL BE RELEASED IN THE NEAR FUTURE TO SHOW THIS PROCEDURE, AND TSB REVISION WILL BE DEVELOPED. |
| POL14-12 | 2017-02-14. 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. |
| TC-14-036 | 2015-02-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TOYOTA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES THE RUBBER OIL SUPPLY HOSE, FOR VVT-I ACTUATOR, IS DEGRADING OVER TIME AND CAUSING A LEAKAGE OF OIL, FROM OIL HOSE, PRODUCING AN ILLUMINATION OF OIL PRESSURE LIGHT AND AN ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE. MODEL 2005-09 AVALON, 2008 HIGHLANDER, 2006-09 RAV4, 2007-10 CAMRY, 2007-10 SIENNA. *PE |
| TSB-0001-10 | 2014-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TOYOTA: UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE RESPONSE OF THE AIR FUEL RATIO SENSOR, THAT IS INCORRECT AND ALSO, AN INCORRECT OXYGEN SENSOR OPERATION MAY BE PRESENT, DUE TO ECM/PCM PROCESSOR P0606 DTC. *PE |
| TSB-0192-12 | 2013-02-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. TOYOTA: INTAKE CAMSHAFT GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS IMPROVED TO PREVENT CONDITION OF ENGINE EXHIBITING INTERMITTENT MIL ON. MODEL 2006-2012 CAMRY, CAMRY HV, COROLLA, MATRIX, RAV4, SOLARA. *PE |
| TSB-0056-11 | 2011-09-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TOYOTA: 2006-2008 RAV4. ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE IDLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY. *RM |
| TSB-0064-10 | 2010-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TOYOTA: TECHSTREAM ECU FLASH REPROGRAMMING PROCEDURE. 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. MODEL YEARS FROM 2001-2011. *PE |
| TSB-0111-10 | 2010-11-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TOYOTA: 2AZ-FE & 2AZ-FXE THROTTLE BODY. ENGINE CONTROL. PROVIDE UPDATED THROTTLE BODY PART NUMBER INFORMATION FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. THE DRAIN PIPE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED ON THROTTLE BODY SERVICE PARTS. *PE |
| TSB-0047-10 | 2010-08-23. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2GR-FE (V6) ENGINE, THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE OIL SUPPLY HOSE FOR VVT-I ACTUATOR MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VVT-I OIL HOSE PRODUCING ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *PE |
| TSB-0094-09 | 2010-05-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TOYOTA: SOME VEHICLES WITH 2GR FE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A TICKING/CLICKING TYPE NOISE FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD COVER AREA WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY A MIL ON AND ONE OR MORE VVT-I RELATED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTCS). *PE |
| TSB-0184-09 | 2010-05-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). TOYOTA: VEHICLES WITH 2GR FE ENGINES MAY EXHIBIT A MIL ON CONDITION WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P0505 STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE OR ECM (SAE TERM: POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE/PCM). *PE |
| LSC-90-K | 2010-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TOYOTA: ON CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES,EQUIPPED WITH A 2GR-FE (VE) ENGINE, AN INITIATED PHASE 3 WILL REPLACE THE VVT-I OIL HOSE DUE TO THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE OIL SUPPLY HOSE FOR THE VVT-I ACTUATOR MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME. *PE |
| TC-10-010 | 2010-04-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. ON CERTAIN MODEL VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2GR-FE (VE) ENGINE, THE RUBBER PORTION OF THE OIL SUPPLY HOSE FOR THE VVT-I ACTUATOR MAY DEGRADE OVER TIME. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE OIL TO LEAK FROM THE VVT-I OIL HOSE PRODUCING ABNORMAL ENGINE NOISE AND THE OIL PRESSURE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. *PE |
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