Toyota Yaris 2016–2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0007-20 · NHTSA communication 10171456 · issued Jan 23, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2016–2020
model years
7
vehicle entries
Official summary
TSB: Some 2017 ? 2018 model year iA, 2016 ? 2020 Yaris Sedan Mexico-produced, and 2020 Yaris Hatchback Mexico-produced vehicles may exhibit a squeal/squeak noise from the rear during brake application. The cause of this condition is an insufficient amount of grease on the mounting points and backing plates of the rear brake assemblies. Follow the Repair Procedure in this bulletin to address this condition.
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.