{"nhtsa_id":10178775,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2020-08-24","date":"2020-07-06","document_id":"L-SB-0013-16 Rev","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"EQUIPMENT; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS","mfr_system":null,"summary":"TSB: 2016 - 2020 model year GS F vehicles are equipped with high-friction brake pads, specifically designed for superior braking performance and response. As a result, the brakes may exhibit a squeal or squeak type noise. For customers who find these characteristics objectionable, brake pads with alternative material are now available as service parts.","document":{"url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10178775-0001.pdf","alternate_url":"https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10178775-9999.pdf","confirmed":false},"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10178775","components":[{"id":"brakes","name":"Brakes","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"brake-pad","name":"Brake pads","parent":"brakes"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"LEXUS","model":"GS F","year_from":2016,"year_to":2020,"match":null,"vehicle_ids":[]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}