Parts for your 2020 Haval H6-Brake shoes

2020 Haval H6 brake shoes — are they used?

For Australian and New Zealand–delivered 2020 Haval H6 models, brake shoes are not a relevant service item. Technical references including the GWM/Haval H6 Owner’s Manual (2020), Haval Australia model specification sheets for MY20, and the ANCAP vehicle specification notes for the H6 platform list disc brakes on the front and rear, paired with an Electronic Parking Brake (EPB) that actuates the rear calipers. There’s no rear drum brake, and no drum‑in‑hat parking brake mechanism specified for these vehicles, so there are no brake shoes to replace.

Why isn’t the H6 fitted with brake shoes? Modern medium SUVs in this segment commonly run rear disc brakes for consistent stopping performance, better heat management, and easier packaging of stability control and EPB systems. With the EPB acting directly on the rear calipers, there’s no separate mechanical shoe setup hiding inside the rear rotor hat. That means servicing focuses on pads, rotors and fluid, rather than shoes and drums.

There are always market variations in the car world, but for AU/NZ 2020 H6 models, anyone searching for “brake shoes” will come up empty. If a vehicle’s history is uncertain (private import, component swaps, etc.), a quick visual check will set minds at ease: look through the rear wheel — you’ll see a rotor and a single‑piston caliper with an EPB actuator, not a drum assembly.

What should owners and workshops service instead? The regular brake tasks on a 2020 H6 include:

• Front and rear brake pads: inspect thickness and wear pattern