Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2012–2014 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 71990 · NHTSA communication 10102426 · issued Sep 22, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Service Brakes, Air
component
2012–2014
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
"issue: instances have been observed where l538 customers have reported symptoms related to seized front brake calipers. Symptoms may include discolouration of the discs , smoke from the front wheels and/or continuous brake noise without application of the brake pedal. Cause: investigations into the root cause of brake caliper seizure are ongoing within jlr"
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.