Service bulletin SSM68097
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10106044 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-06-12 |
| Manufacturer's number | SSM68097 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2015-12-07 |
| NHTSA component | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING |
NHTSA's 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"
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
Suspension, Wheel bearing
| LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.