{"nhtsa_id":10132203,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-04-02","date":"2013-08-09","document_id":"T-SB-0097-13","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"POWER TRAIN; BACK OVER PREVENTION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"Some 2008 ? 2013 model year Highlander vehicles equipped with the 5-speed automatic transaxle may exhibit a whine noise from the final drive gear assembly. This noise is noticeable above 35 mph. Please refer to the repair procedure to address this condition.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10132203-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2013/MC-10132203-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10132203","components":[{"id":"driver-assistance","name":"Driver assistance","parent":null},{"id":"powertrain","name":"Transmission and driveline","parent":null},{"id":"backup-camera","name":"Backup camera","parent":"driver-assistance"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"TOYOTA","model":"HIGHLANDER","year_from":2008,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_toyota_highlander","2009_toyota_highlander","2010_toyota_highlander","2011_toyota_highlander","2012_toyota_highlander","2013_toyota_highlander"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}