Toyota RAV4 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin T-SB-0096-16 · NHTSA communication 10084332 · issued Aug 5, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes
component
2012–2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
Tsb: some 2012 2016 model year rav4 vehicles may exhibit a squeak noise which is heard coming from the front brakes with light to moderate braking. To address this squeak noise condition, use the following repair procedure.
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.