{"nhtsa_id":10134303,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2018-04-23","date":"2016-03-04","document_id":"T-SB-0016-16","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"SUSPENSION","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: Some 2014 model year Highlander and Highlander HV vehicles may exhibit an abnormal noise, like a ?squeak/squawk/groan? type noise, from the rear suspension when traveling over uneven roads. This may be more pronounced in colder ambient temperatures. The abnormal noise may be caused by a Rear Trailing Arm bushing. An updated Rear Trailing Arm Assembly is available. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10134303-9999.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2016/MC-10134303-0001.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10134303","components":[{"id":"suspension","name":"Suspension","parent":null}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"TOYOTA","model":"HIGHLANDER","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2014_toyota_highlander"]},{"make":"TOYOTA","model":"HIGHLANDER HYBRID","year_from":2014,"year_to":2014,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2014_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":[]}