Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2012–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM68097 · NHTSA communication 10106044 · issued Dec 7, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2012–2016
model years
5
vehicle entries
Official summary
"issue: dealers have reported cases where customers may report an hill descent control or slip control system warning light showing on the instrument panel. Subsequently through correct diagnosis, dealers have identified contamination build up evident on the front wheel bearing tone rings . Examples are attached. Cause: root cause of the contamination is still being investigated. However, analysis of returned parts indicates that cleaning the tone rings and sensors can repair the vehicle to an acceptable condition without the need to replace the bearing and knuckle assembly"
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.