TSB T-TT-0636-20 — Toyota Service bulletin

T-TT-0636-20 is a service bulletin on file with NHTSA for 7 Toyota models, 1994–1999 model years, filed and re-filed as 3 documents. A TSB is factory repair guidance, not a recall — the repair is not automatically free.

What the bulletin says. TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.

NHTSA's own summary of the document, quoted from the public manufacturer-communications file.

3Documents filed
7Vehicles named
6Model years

Vehicles and model years T-TT-0636-20 names

VehicleModel years
Toyota 4Runner 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Toyota Avalon 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Toyota Camry 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Toyota Corolla 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Toyota RAV4 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
Toyota Sienna 1998, 1999
Toyota Tacoma 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999

Every document filed under T-TT-0636-20

Manufacturers re-issue a bulletin as the repair changes, and file separate copies for technicians and for owners. All of them carry the same number.

Document IDFiledType
T-TT-0636-20 Rev March 12, 2021 Service bulletin
T-TT-0636-20 December 14, 2020 Service bulletin
T-TT-0636-20 December 14, 2020 Service bulletin

What T-TT-0636-20 covers

Brakes & stability, Driver assistance — the component vocabulary NHTSA files this communication under.

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Questions buyers ask

What is TSB T-TT-0636-20?

T-TT-0636-20 is a service bulletin filed with NHTSA by Toyota, covering 7 Toyota models across the 1994–1999 model years. NHTSA's summary reads: TT: Some Toyota vehicles installed with Toyota Complete Maintenance Care (TCMC) brake pads may exhibit a groan or squeak noise in various driving conditions.

Which vehicles does T-TT-0636-20 cover?

NHTSA's file names Toyota 4Runner (1994–1999); Toyota Avalon (1995–1999); Toyota Camry (1994–1999); Toyota Corolla (1994–1999); Toyota RAV4 (1996–1999); Toyota Sienna (1998–1999); Toyota Tacoma (1995–1999). A bulletin number can be re-issued against more vehicles later, so check the model-year list on this page against your own.

Is TSB T-TT-0636-20 a recall, and is the repair free?

No. T-TT-0636-20 is repair guidance the manufacturer sent its dealers, not a safety defect finding. You pay for the work unless the vehicle is still under warranty. Recall repairs, by contrast, are always free.

How do I get the full text of T-TT-0636-20?

Take the document ID to a dealer's service desk, or search NHTSA's manufacturer-communications records. This page carries every document ID filed under T-TT-0636-20, its date, and NHTSA's own summary from the public file.

Data updated 2026-08-20 from NHTSA's public records

Every number on this page is a count of records in the federal complaint, recall, and investigation files published by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation. This page lists only what NHTSA's manufacturer-communications file records under T-TT-0636-20. Check any specific vehicle's open recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.