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Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2012–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM70498 · NHTSA communication 10101065 · issued Jan 6, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Visibility
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

"issue: there is a high percentage of window regulators / motors being replaced. When tested by the supplier they are found to be fully functional and without fault. In an attempt to accurately diagnose and prevent the unnecessary replacement of parts, this ssm has been released to request dealers to consider the following in the first instance when investigating window regulator concerns and its operation prior to replacing the regulator or motor. Customer may report one of the following issues:- a. Window inoperative i.e. Will not go up/down, goes up/down in stages or will not operate at all

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.