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Service bulletin SSM43818

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 id10106022
Published by NHTSA2017-06-12
Manufacturer's numberSSM43818
Manufacturer's date2015-01-05
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER

NHTSA's summary

"RE-ISSUED DEC 2015 ISSUE: BRAKE CALIPER DISCOLOURATION. CAUSE: DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER FINISH WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AND, OR THE ROAD WHEELS"

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 LR22008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER LR32005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
LAND ROVER LR42010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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
LTB00592NAS32021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Brake 'Squeal' Noise
LTB00592NAS22021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Brake 'Squeal' Noise 2014 Onwards
LTB00592NAS12021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Brake 'Squeal' Noise 2014 Onwards
SSM740402018-11-26. Service bulletin. Issue: During a brake pad change it may become apparent that the brake pad pins have become corroded to the caliper housing.
SSM721612017-06-06. Service bulletin. "ISSUE. THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER PISTON DUST BOOT IS FOUND TO BE SPLIT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS HAVING A ROUTINE SERVICE, OR REPAIR FOR ANY OTHER REASON. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR EXAMPLES OF THE CONCERN. THE SPLIT CAN BE FOUND ANYWHERE AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE PISTON, ALTHOUGH MOST LIKELY TO BE SEEN THROUGH THE CALIPER WINDOW ADJACENT TO THE PISTON. CAUSE. CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION."
SSM 719902017-06-02. Service bulletin. "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"
SSM712582017-05-31. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: FRONT BRAKE CALLIPERS APPEAR TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. CAUSE: ASSEMBLY GREASE/FLUID IS PRESENT FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND GIVES A SIMILAR APPEARANCE TO A BRAKE FLUID LEAK."
SSM 712582017-05-30. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: FRONT BRAKE CALLIPERS APPEAR TO BE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. CAUSE: ASSEMBLY GREASE/ FLUID IS PRESENT FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS AND GIVES A SIMILAR APPEARANCE TO A BRAKE FLUID LEAK."
P029NAS12016-05-19. Service bulletin. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE.