Affected Component: POWER TRAIN

Date Published
MAR 14, 2022
NHTSA TSB #
10214324
TSB Document
Summary
TSB: Some 2019 ? 2020 model year RAV4 Adventure and Limited grade AWD vehicles may exhibit an abnormal noise from the vehicle?s AWD Dynamic Torque Vectoring Disconnect system from either the transfer assembly or rear differential carrier assembly when accelerating from a stop and/or on deceleration after driving the vehicle for 15 minutes or more. This condition occurs with ?Normal? drive mode selected during disconnect/connect timing of the AWD system.