Service bulletins for the 2012 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.
448 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| T-SB-0391-08 Obs | 2020-08-03. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE June 23, 2020: This bulletin is now obsolete. Please see T-SB-0063-20. |
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| T-SB-0080-13 Rev | 2018-06-11. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING; POWER TRAIN. 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. |
| T-SB-0381-09 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; WHEELS. TSB: The only acceptable towing method for vehicles equipped with an Active Torque Control 4WD system is to have all four wheels off the ground. Flat towing or towing where only the front or rear wheels are supported may damage the all-wheel drive system. |
| TSB-0187-13 | 2014-02-28. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. TOYOTA: THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD COMING FROM REAR OF VEHICLE AND ONE OR BOTH REAR STABILIZER LINKS ARE DAMAGED. MODEL 2006-2012 RAV4. *PE |
| TSB-0080-13 | 2013-08-26. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING. TOYOTA: THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING, WHEN DRIVING SOME VEHICLES, MAY EXHIBIT A GROWL NOISE, DUE TO CONTAMINATION TO FRONT BEARING. MODEL 2006-2012 RAV4 (42WD). *PE |
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