Service bulletins for the 2013 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.
429 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| T-SB-0186-12 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE); POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY. TSB: Some 2005 - 2014 model year Tacoma vehicles may exhibit a squeak or creak noise from the clutch pedal when it is depressed or released. Changes have been made to the clutch pedal and clutch master cylinder assembly to address this condition. |
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| T-TT-0309-14 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Tech Tip: Some customers may experience Bluetooth disconnections or loss of SMS Text Message Functionality on the navigation/audio system with Android phones running OS 4.4 or later. Condition tends to occur to customers who have many previous text messages on their phones. |
| T-TT-0307-14 | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). Tech Tip: Customer complains of carious Bluetooth connectivity concerns after upgrading to iOS 8.0 and later. Conditions typically experienced include inability to pair the iPhone to the system, poor sound quality during phone calls placed through the audio/navigation system, and the inability to place a hands free phone call using the audio/navigation system. |
| T-SB-0260-08 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TSB: The purpose of this bulletin is to assist in the identification and location of serial numbers on 2006 -2014 model year remanufactured automatic transmissions. |
| T-SB-0049-11 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TSB: The purpose of this bulletin is to provide information regarding transmission and/or park neutral position switch installation. If the manual shift lever is rotated prior to installing the park neutral position switch, the detent spring may become detached from the manual shift lever. |
| T-SB-0014-11 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TSB: The purpose of this service bulletin is to provide information regarding the installation of the correct torque converter bolts during automatic transmission/transaxle assembly replacement. Incorrect torque converter bolts or missing washers can cause damage to the torque converter assembly. |
| T-SB-0006-11 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES; POWER TRAIN. TSB: World Standard (WS) Automatic Transmission Fluid (ATF) was introduced to reduce maintenance costs and increase the mileage between scheduled maintenance checks. Here are some important tips when working with ATF-WS in Toyota vehicles requiring it's use. |
| T-SB-0044-14 Rev | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. TSB: Some 2012 - 2014 model year Tacoma vehicles equipped with 1GR-FE engines may exhibit spark knock (detonation) during light acceleration and/or uphill in hot weather (80°F or higher). The Engine Control module/ECM (SAE term: Powertrain Control Module/PCM) logic has been modified to reduce the possibility of this condition occurring. |
| ER11_Re-Notifica | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM; EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Region Letter: Safety Recall completion is important not only in satisfying government requirements but also is an integral part of our commitment to meet customer expectations of Toyota products. Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed. We request your assistance in completing the applicable campaign repairs as owners receive the Follow-Up Notice and contact your dealership. Please note the follow-up activity may cause an increase in your current campaign owner appointments. Toyota will continue with additional follow-up activities in the months to come. Please take this into consideration when analyzing your manpower requirements. |
| ER11_Re-Notifica | 2017-08-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Region Letter: Toyota will be sending Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed. Please note the following information for Regional and PD associates. |
| T-TT-0374-15 REV | 2017-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. "TT: SINCE MY 2011, SEVERAL DIFFERENT UPDATE OR UPGRADE USB SSTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TOYOTA AUDIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. REFER TO THE CHART BELOW FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL CURRENT AND PREVIOUSLY ISSUED USB SSTS AND THEIR APPLICABILITY. " |
| T-TT-0268-13 REV | 2017-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "TT: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY ENCOUNTER BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY CONCERNS SUCH AS: • DIFFICULTY PAIRING THE PHONE. • INTERMITTENT BLUETOOTH FAILURE TO CONNECT WHEN FIRST TURNING ON THE VEHICLE. • VARIOUS BLUETOOTH AUDIO FUNCTIONS ARE NO LONGER FUNCTIONING WITH THE CUSTOMER’S PHONE, SUCH AS THE ABILITY TO CHANGE THE TRACK USING THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. THESE CONCERNS CAN BE CAUSED BY CHANGES MADE ON THE CUSTOMER’S PHONE. MAKE SURE TO INQUIRE WITH THE CUSTOMER IF THE CONNECTIVITY CONCERNS OCCURRED AFTER RECEIVING AN OPERATING SYSTEM UPDATE ON THEIR PHONE OR IF THEY HAVE RESTORED THEIR PHONE DATA/SETTINGS RECENTLY." |
| T-SB-0047-16 | 2017-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM: INVERTER. TSB: THE BREATHER PLUG SHOULD BE REPLACED DURING ANY DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSFER CASE REPAIRS TO PREVENT POSSIBLE REPEAT FAILURES. THE SUBSEQUENT USE OF THE ORIGINAL BREATHER PLUG AFTER A REPAIR HAS BEEN FOUND TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE FAILURE OF THE DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSFER CASE COMPONENTS. REPLACE THE BREATHER PLUG WHEN REPLACING DIFFERENTIAL/TRANSFER CASE COMPONENTS. |
| T-SB-0044-16 | 2017-04-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TSB: ON SOME VEHICLES, WHEN RAPGARD™ IS REMOVED, THE PAINT MAY HAVE A STAINED APPEARANCE. THESE STAINS APPEAR TO BE UNDER THE CLEAR COAT (REPAINTING THIS AREA IS NOT NECESSARY). THE STAIN PATTERNS ARE USUALLY UNDER WRINKLES IN THE RAPGARD™. THESE WRINKLES SOMETIMES TRAP WATER AND CAUSE THE PAINT TO STAIN FROM THE TRAPPED MOISTURE, ESPECIALLY ON HORIZONTAL SURFACES, SUCH AS THE HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK. STAINS CAN BE REMOVED BY HEATING THE STAINED SURFACE TO REMOVE THE TRAPPED MOISTURE. |
| T-SB-0051-13 REV | 2017-03-29. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. TSB: AUGUST 19, 2015: THIS BULLETIN IS NOW OBSOLETE. PLEASE SEE T-SB-0061-15 |
| T-TT-0234-13 REV | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT. TT: SINCE MY 2011, SEVERAL DIFFERENT UPDATE OR UPGRADE USB SSTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR TOYOTA AUDIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS. REFER TO THE CHART BELOW FOR A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF ALL CURRENT AND PREVIOUSLY ISSUED USB SSTS AND THEIR APPLICABILITY. |
| T-TT-0344-15 REV | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TT: IPHONE TEXT MESSAGES DO NOT APPEAR ON MULTIMEDIA DIS[PLAY. |
| T-TT-0360-15 | 2017-03-28. 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-0309-14 REV | 2017-03-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. TT: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE BLUETOOTH DISCONNECTIONS OR LOSS OF SMS TEXT MESSAGE FUNCTIONALITY ON THE NAVIGATION/AUDIO SYSTEM WITH ANDROID PHONES RUNNING OS 4.4 OR LATER. CONDITION TENDS TO OCCUR TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE MANY PREVIOUS TEXT MESSAGES ON THEIR PHONES. |
| T-TT-0381-16 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TECH TIP: SOME CUSTOMERS MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY PROGRAMMING HOMELINK. |
| T-SB-0012-13 REV | 2017-03-21. 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." |
| F0U_INTERIMD11/3 | 2017-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "DL: IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES THE FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER INTERNAL COMPONENTS MAY BECOME DETERIORATED AND BEGIN TO RATTLE. IF CONTINUALLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE DETERIORATED COMPONENTS COULD BECOME DISLODGED AND RESTRICT THE EXHAUST FLOW. IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE MAY ILLUMINATE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF EXHAUST RESTRICTION, THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN POWER. TOYOTA HAS DEVELOPED A NEW EXHAUST PIPE WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURRING." |
| F0U_INTERIMR11/3 | 2017-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "RL: IN THE SUBJECT VEHICLES THE FRONT CATALYTIC CONVERTER INTERNAL COMPONENTS MAY BECOME DETERIORATED AND BEGIN TO RATTLE. IF CONTINUALLY OPERATED IN THIS CONDITION, THE DETERIORATED COMPONENTS COULD BECOME DISLODGED AND RESTRICT THE EXHAUST FLOW. IF THIS OCCURS, THE VEHICLE MAY ILLUMINATE A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, AND, DEPENDING ON THE LEVEL OF EXHAUST RESTRICTION, THE VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE A REDUCTION IN POWER. TOYOTA HAS DEVELOPED A NEW EXHAUST PIPE WITH CATALYTIC CONVERTERS TO PREVENT THIS CONDITION FROM OCCURRING." |
| T-SB-0005-13 REV | 2017-03-04. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE NOVEMBER 2, 2015: THIS BULLETIN IS NOW OBSOLETE. PLEASE SEE T-SB-0101-15 |
| T-SB-0101-15 | 2017-03-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). TSB: TOYOTA MODELS EQUIPPED WITH THE DISPLAY AUDIO NAVIGATION SYSTEM REQUIRE A SPECIAL SERVICE TOOL (SST) USB DRIVE TO UPDATE THE MAP, POINTS OF INTEREST, GRACENOTE, AND SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE SST IS USED WITH ALL VEHICLES TO DELIVER THE UPDATE, HOWEVER A UNIQUE ACTIVATION CARD NUMBER (ACN) REQUIRED FOR EACH VEHICLE. ACTIVATION NUMBERS ARE PROVIDED IN AN ACTIVATION CARD NUMBER (ACN) PAMPHLET AVAILABLE THROUGH THE NORMAL PARTS ORDERING SYSTEM. USE THE PROCESS DESCRIBED IN THIS BULLETIN. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.