{"nhtsa_id":10132872,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-04-02","date":"2016-10-20","document_id":"T-SB-0149-16","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"WHEELS; EQUIPMENT","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: Some 2014 ? 2016 Highlander/HV vehicles may exhibit a condition where the spare tire cable does NOT fully unwind. This condition can occur when the spare tire carrier is operated without the wheel attached. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10132872-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10132872-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10132872","components":[{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"wheels","name":"Wheels","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"TOYOTA","model":"HIGHLANDER","year_from":2014,"year_to":2016,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_toyota_highlander","2015_toyota_highlander","2016_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":[]}