It has a cam belt. Replace every 60,000 miles.
4 cylinder Toyota Tacoma's have a timing chain. The V6 has a belt.
Timing Chain......
timing BELT
It has a timing belt.
It appears that the 1996 Toyota Tacoma has a timing belt.
Chain
Timing chain.
Timing CHAIN (s)
It has a timing chain.
Tacoma 1995-2008 4 Cylinder Chain 1995-2004 V6 Belt 2005-2008 V6 Chain
It must have a timing CHAIN , the Gates website does not list a timing belt for the 2006 Toyota Tacoma 4.0 liter V6
2.7 has chain, 3.4 (6cyl.) has belt