Buick Encore 2013–2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin 16NA323 · NHTSA communication 10160084 · issued Apr 5, 2019
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
component
2013–2017
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
This technical bulletin provides a procedure to replace the rear brake pads to correct a condition of a moan noise in the rear brake pads at first apply due to an internal concern regarding the pads that were initially installed on the vehicle.
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.