TSB V06 — Toyota Service bulletin

V06 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for the Toyota 4Runner, 1990–1995 model years, filed and re-filed as 2 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. Dealer Package: 09/24/2018 A watermark has been added to the Dealer Packet to indicate that V06 SSC expired on September 24, 2018. 3VZ?E Head Gasket Special Policy Adjustment. In October 1996, Toyota announced a Special Policy Adjustment that provided extended warranty coverage…

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

2Documents filed
1Vehicle named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years V06 names

VehicleModel years
Toyota 4Runner 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995

Every document filed under V06

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
V06_Dealer Packa December 18, 2018 Service bulletin
V06_Dealer Packa September 24, 2018 Service bulletin

What V06 covers

Engine — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB V06?

V06 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Toyota, covering the Toyota 4Runner across the 1990–1995 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: Dealer Package: 09/24/2018 A watermark has been added to the Dealer Packet to indicate that V06 SSC expired on September 24, 2018. 3VZ?E Head Gasket Special Policy Adjustment. In October 1996, Toyota announced a Special Policy Adjustment that provided extended warranty coverage…

Which vehicles does V06 cover?

NHTSA's file names Toyota 4Runner (1990–1995). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB V06 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. V06 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of V06?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under V06, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-29 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under V06. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.