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December 21, 2012 Service bulletin

Uneven brake pad wear on the rear brake pads

Toyota technical service bulletin T-SB-0248-12 for 2010-2012 Toyota Prius and 2012 Toyota Prius V.

Bulletin number
T-SB-0248-12
Component
Service brakes
Summary
Some 2010 ? 2012 model year Prius and 2012 model year Prius PHV vehicles may exhibit uneven brake pad wear on the rear brake pads. The vehicle may also exhibit a grinding or scraping noise due to the uneven brake pad wear. An updated rear pad kit has been developed to address this condition.

Owners of these vehicles have filed 2,557 complaints in the brakes category.

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