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Service bulletin SSM 71990

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10102426
Published by NHTSA2017-06-02
Manufacturer's numberSSM 71990
Manufacturer's date2014-09-22
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER

NHTSA's 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"

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes, Brake caliper

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE2012, 2013, 2014

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
12V5630002012-12-06. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SSM438182017-06-12. Service bulletin. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015 ISSUE: BRAKE CALIPER DISCOLOURATION. CAUSE: DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER FINISH WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AND, OR THE ROAD WHEELS"
P029NAS12016-05-19. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.