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Service bulletin BR00498

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id602183
Published by NHTSA1998-10-15
Manufacturer's numberBR00498
Manufacturer's date1998-08-07
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

NHTSA's summary

NEW FRONT BRAKE PAD KITS ARE AVAILABLE TO REDUCE FRONT BRAKE GROAN NOISE, GRINDING NOISE, SQUEAK OR VIBRATION. *YC

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes

Vehicles listed
TOYOTA AVALON1995, 1996

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

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