Affected Component: SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS

Date Published
JAN 05, 2015
NHTSA TSB #
10103501
TSB Document
Summary
"ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT BRAKE SQUEAL FROM THE FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS. VEHICLES WITH STANDARD BRAKES ONLY. CAUSE: BRAKE COMPRESSIBILITY OF THE PAD, WHILST WITHIN SPECIFICATION, MAY BE SLIGHTLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE DRIVING STYLE AND VEHICLE USAGE PATTERNS OF A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS. WHILTST THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THIS MAY LEAD TO NOISE BECOMING APPARENT."