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Service bulletins for the 2002 Toyota Tacoma

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.

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

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CSV_LSC_Region L2017-08-14. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE. RL: On 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles, prolonged exposure to road salts and other environmental factors could cause the Spare Tire Carrier Lift Plate to corrode. In limited cases, the lift plate may excessively corrode and break resulting in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle. This condition is most likely to affect certain 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles operated in cold climate areas with high road salt use. Toyota has initiated a Safety Recall in the cold climate areas. This Limited Service Campaign covers vehicles in other areas.
CSV_TI_REM_Publi2017-08-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. TI: On 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles, prolonged exposure to road salts and other environmental factors could cause the Spare Tire Carrier Lift Plate to corrode. In limited cases, the lift plate may excessively corrode and break resulting in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle.
CSV_LSC_Dealer L2017-08-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. DL: On 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles, prolonged exposure to road salts and other environmental factors could cause the Spare Tire Carrier Lift Plate to corrode. In limited cases, the lift plate may excessively corrode and break resulting in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle.This condition is most likely to affect certain 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles operated in cold climate areas with high road salt use. Toyota has initiated a Safety Recall in the cold climate areas. This Limited Service Campaign covers vehicles in other areas.
CSV_LSC_Region L2017-08-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. RL: On 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles, prolonged exposure to road salts and other environmental factors could cause the Spare Tire Carrier Lift Plate to corrode. In limited cases, the lift plate may excessively corrode and break resulting in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle. This condition is most likely to affect certain 2001 - 2004 model year Tacoma vehicles operated in cold climate areas with high road salt use. Toyota has initiated a Safety Recall in the cold climate areas. This Limited Service Campaign covers vehicles in other areas.
POL08-042017-02-14. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; EQUIPMENT. WARRANTY POLICY BULLETIN (POL08-04): TOYOTA RECEIVED ISOLATED REPORTS REGARDING A SMALL NUMBER OF ‘01 THROUGH ‘04 MODEL YEAR TACOMA VEHICLES OPERATED IN SEVERE COLD CLIMATE AREAS WITH HIGH ROAD SALT USE. THEY WERE REPORTED TO BE EXHIBITING EXCESSIVE RUST CAUSING PERFORATION OF THE FRAME. TOYOTA INVESTIGATED THESE REPORTS AND DETERMINED THAT THE FRAMES FOR THIS SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE CORROSION-RESISTANT PROTECTION FOR USE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. THIS COMBINED WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO ROAD SALTS AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS MAY CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF EXCESSIVE RUST IN THE FRAMES OF SOME VEHICLES.
TC-11-0132011-06-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A SERVICE CAMPAIGN TO APPLY ANTI-CORROSION MATERIALS FOR VEHICLES IN COLD STATES. 1996-2004 TACOMAS. *RM
TC-10-0562011-06-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. TOYOTA IS EXTENDING THE DATE FOR CORROSION RESISTANCE TREATMENT. *RM
TC-10-0502011-04-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN (LSC). 90D DEADLINE EXTENSION AND OWNER RENOTIFICATION. FRAME CORROSION RESISTANT COMPOUND (CRC). *PE
TC-10-0492011-04-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA: LIMITED SERVICE CAMPAIGN-90 D DEADLINE EXTENSION AND OWNER RENOTIFICATION. FRAME CORROSION-RESISTANT COMPOUND(CRC). *PE
TC-10-0362010-11-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA: FRAME CORROSION PREVENTATIVE COMPOUND. OWNERS WHOSE VEHICLES HAVE NOT YET HAD LSC 90D REPAIRS COMPLETED WILL BE NOTIFY. AFFECTS ONLY CERTAIN STATES:VT, MA AND ME. *PE
LSC-90-D2009-09-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. A NUMBER OF VEHICLES OPERATING IN SEVERE COLD CLIMATE AREAS WITH HIGH ROAD SALT USED EXHIBITED EXCESSIVE RUST CORROSION TO THE FRAME, CAUSING PERFORATION OF THE METAL. THE FRAMES IN THIS SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES MAY NOT HAVE ADEQUATE CORROSION RESISTANT PROTECTION FOR USE IN THIS ENVIRONMENT. *PE UPDATED /25/11 *PE
TCS-08-0182009-02-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. TOYOTA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT FOR FRAME RUST PERFORATION ON MODEL TRUCKS IN SEVERE COLD CLIMATE AREAS WITH HIGH ROAD SALT USE. CSC LETTER WAS RECEIVED. *PE
006042004-11-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. TONNEAU COVER FOAM WEDGE KIT. FOR VEHICLES WITH UNDER-THE-RAIL BEDLINER, THE TONNEAU COVER KIT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE TAILGATE BEDLINER. A FOAM WEDGE FIT KIT HAS BEEN CREATED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. *TT
008042004-07-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. FRONT DOOR WINDOW FRAME IMPROVEMENT. *TT
BO026002003-10-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. INFORMATION ON WATER LEAK FIELD-FIX REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS - REVISED. *TT
BO009022002-09-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME PRERUNNERS AND 4X4S MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WHERE THE RUBBER PAD BETWEEN THE FENDER FLARE AND THE BODY MAY APPEAR LOOSE. *TT
PA004012001-11-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SUBJECT REGARDING 2002 PAINT COLORS. *JG
16981998-08-12. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. WATER LEAK FIELD-FIX REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS. *YC *TT

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