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Service bulletin 06-78-20R

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10201039
Published by NHTSA2021-09-03
Manufacturer's number06-78-20R
Manufacturer's date2021-08-18
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

NHTSA's summary

This bulletin announces availability of new front brake pad kit established to address concerns of a squeaking sound heard when coming to a stop and / or a pulsation (judder) heard/felt during braking.

The document

The document is the manufacturer's. This site does not hold it. NHTSA files a document at one of these two addresses; we have not asked NHTSA which.

Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
SUBARU ASCENT2019, 2020

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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