Toyota bulletin T-SB-0043-26
What it saysSome 2023 – 2025 model year bZ4X vehicles may exhibit a creaking noise coming from the strut mounting bearing of the front suspension when turning. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Toyota filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Aug 5, 2026, received Sep 9, 2026, about the suspension. It names 3 model years (2023–2025). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationSome 2023 – 2025 model year bZ4X vehicles may exhibit a creaking noise coming from the strut mounting bearing of the front suspension when turning. A new part has been developed to address this condition.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-SB-0043-26 | Service bulletin | Aug 5, 2026 | 11037177 |
What the document itself lists
Parts the bulletin names
| Part number | Description | Qty | Find it |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48619-42040 | Bearing, Strut Mounting | 2 | eBay Motors → |
| 48619-AQ010 | Bearing, Strut Mounting | 2 | eBay Motors → |
| 90177-A0019 | Nut, Lock | 2 | eBay Motors → |
| 09727-58100 | Shock Rod Holding Tool | 1 | eBay Motors → |
| 09727-30022 | Shock Rod Holding Tool | — | eBay Motors → |
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| SU2601 | Front Suspension Support Assembly (One Side) and Check/Adjust Alignment | 2.1 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (4 pages), read Oct 5, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Toyota’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 3 model years this bulletin names have filed 50 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 2 of them name Suspension — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
a client states there is a knocking noise over un road more so from the rear wheels driving @ 10 MPH believes more so R/R wheel . they already fix two time , but still more knoking soung, the dealership service can not fix
2025 Toyota bZ4X · Suspension · filed with NHTSA Nov 20, 2025 · ODI 11700678
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Toyota T-SB-0043-26 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the T-SB-0043-26 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way. Every Toyota warranty extension on file lists the ones Toyota has filed.
Which vehicles does T-SB-0043-26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 3 model years: 2025 Toyota bZ4X, 2024 Toyota bZ4X, 2023 Toyota bZ4X. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.