Service bulletins for the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
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.
591 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM71997 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "ISSUE CUSTOMERS MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH IPHONES 6 AND 6PLUS, AS WELL AS IPHONES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO IOS8. THE ISSUE IS COMMON ACROSS ALL MANUFACTURERS SYMPTOMS WHEN THE APPLE DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO THE CAR SYSTEM AND A CALL IS RECEIVED THERE IS NO OPTION TO ANSWER OR REJECT THE INCOMING CALL ON THE SYSTEM. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ALSO HAVE NO EFFECT. THE TOUCH SCREEN CONTINUES TO DISPLAY THE PHONE SCREEN. THE POP-UP SCREEN TO ANSWER OR REJECT THE CALL IS NOT SHOWN." |
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| SSM71991 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER. "ISSUE: WHEN FRONT WINDSCREEN WIPERS ARE OPERATED (ANY SPEED SELECTED) THERE IS NO RESPONSE. AND/OR DURING WINDSCREEN OPERATION THE WIPERS SIEZE MID-CYCLE AND REMAIN UNRESPONSIVE. ALSO WINDSCREEN WIPERS UN-RESPONSIVE WHEN IN CERTAIN WIPER SPEED SELECTIONS I.E. NO. 2. CAUSE: UNDER ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION" |
| SSM 71990 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER. "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" |
| SSM71977 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE THIS SSM IS BEING RELEASED TO CLARIFY THE FUNCTION OF THE SURROUND CAMERAS WHEN DEALING WITH CUSTOMERS COMPLAINTS OF BLUE SCREEN AND DUE TO CAMERAS BEING REPLACED WHEN THEY ARE NOT FAULTY. ACTION SHOULD YOU HAVE A VEHICLE EXHIBITING THIS CONDITION PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING REPAIR GUIDE LINES. SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR VISUAL AID." |
| SSM71960 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. "ISSUE: DOOR LOCK CAP COVER IS EITHER LOOSE OR ADRIFT. CAUSE: POSSIBLE BREAKAGE ON FITMENT" |
| SSM71916 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. "ISSUE: THE FACTORY WOULD LIKE TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING 'CONTINUAL UNEXPLAINED LOW COOLANT LEVEL' ON 2.0GTDI L538 (EVOQUE) VEHICLES" |
| SSM71862 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER COMPLAINS OF DAMAGE/MARKING ON THE SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE’S INSTRUMENT PACK LENS. CAUSE: DAMAGE/MARKING CAUSED BY OBJECT IMPACT AGAINST THE LENS. STAINING/DISCOLORATION CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY USING ANY TYPE OF CLEANING PRODUCT ON LENS." |
| LTB00692NAS1 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. "SITUATION: CONDENSATION / MIST MAY APPEAR ON THE INSIDE OF FRONT AND/OR REAR EXTERIOR LAMPS. CAUSE: CONDENSATION/MIST IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON WHICH CAN OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE LAMP UNIT. THIS CONDENSATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CLEAR LENSES CONDENSATION IS LIKELY TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LAMP. CONDENSATION WILL CLEAR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME LENGTH OF TIME AND IN WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES." |
| LTB00687NAS1 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. "SITUATION: A ' CREAK' NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER BAR MAY BE EVIDENT WHEN TRAVELING OVER SPEED BUMPS OR ON ROUGH ROADS FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME AT LOWER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. NOTE: THIS ISSUE IS VERY RARELY SEEN OUTSIDE OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN EUROPEAN MARKETS. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY MANUFACTURING BUSH LUBRICATION AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES AFFECTING A SMALL NUMBER OF VEHICLES DUE TO CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND EXCESSIVE BUSH LUBRICANT BEING APPLIED DURING VEHICLE BUILD." |
| LTB00663NAS2 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; STEERING. "SITUATION: THE STEERING WHEEL VOLUME/MODE AND/OR VOICE ACTIVATION CONTROL SWITCH MAY NOT BE FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A POOR GROUND." |
| LTB00660NAS2 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; PARKING BRAKE. "SITUATION: THE FRONT AND/OR REAR PARKING AID SYSTEM MAY BE INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A CORRODED WIRING HARNESS AT THE FRONT AND/OR REAR BUMPER HARNESSES." |
| LTB00525NAS2 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. "SITUATION: A 'CREAK' NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT OR REAR DOOR / BODY SEAL AREA. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE DOOR MARGIN SEAL MOVING AGAINST THE BODY AND CAUSING A 'CREAK' NOISE." |
| SSM71959 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. "ISSUE: DISCOLORATION OR PEELING OF THE FRONT OR REAR LAND ROVER OR RANGE ROVER BADGE" |
| SSM71958 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE; AIR BAGS. "ISSUE CLOCK SPRINGS ARE BEING INCORRECTLY REPLACED FOLLOWING A CUSTOMER’S CONCERN OF THE DRIVERS AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. CAUSE THE CLOCK SPRING CONNECTORS HAVE NOT BEEN LATCHED CORRECTLY. SEE ATTACHMENT" |
| LTB00670NAS2 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. "SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH ADAPTIVE DAMPING ONLY, A 'THUMP' NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOCK ABSORBERS MAY BE HEARD WHEN TRAVELING OVER SPEED BUMPS. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE DUE TO THE CHARACTERISTIC PERFORMANCE OF THE ADAPTIVE DAMPING SYSTEM." |
| SSM71923 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. "ISSUE: VISIBLE CRACK IN WINDSCREEN WITHIN THE AREAS OF THE TOP CORNERS. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOGRAPH. NO IMPACT DAMAGE VISIBLE. CAUSE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE ISSUE." |
| SSM71922 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "ISSUE RANGE ROVER EVOQUE AND RANGE ROVER L405 CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT ONE OR MORE OF THE CHROME DOOR HANDLES HAVE BECOME PITTED IN APPEARANCE CAUSE PLATING PROCESS OUT OF SPECIFICATION CAUSING BLEMISHES ON THE OUTER SURFACE." |
| SSM71916 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. "ISSUE: THE FACTORY WOULD LIKE TO GAIN A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUES SURROUNDING 'CONTINUAL UNEXPLAINED LOW COOLANT LEVEL' ON 2.0GTDI L538 (EVOQUE) VEHICLES. ACTION: IN ALL CASES WHEREBY A TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIES THE SYMPTOMS DETAILED IN LTB00502V2 (RE-SEAL OF CORE PLUGS) BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOT WITHIN THE VIN RANGE (H000001-H750389), PLEASE RAISE A TA BEFORE ANY REPAIR WORK IS CARRIED OUT AND THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANT WILL ADVISE YOU ACCORDINGLY." |
| SSM71914 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. "ISSUE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATORS ARE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ARE FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO INTERNAL REGULATOR CHIP DAMAGE. CAUSE ALTERNATORS ARE BEING DAMAGED DUE TO CROSS POLARITY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED." |
| SSM71894 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. "ISSUE: ONLY APPLICABLE TO L538 (EVOQUE) AND L359 (LR2, FREELANDER 2) VEHICLES FITTED WITH 2.0GTDI ENGINES. WARRANTY DATA INDICATES A VOLUME OF FUEL INJECTORS BEING REPLACED IN RELATION TO THE SYMPTOM OUTLINED BELOW: VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM A MISFIRE AT COLD START AND ON SOME OCCASIONS INTERMITTENT ROUGH RUNNING AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, WITH VARIOUS DTC'S STORED SUCH AS P0300-00 P0301-00 P0302-00 P0304-00 P1315-00 P0316-00 CAUSE: ENGINEERING WOULD LIKE TO GAIN FURTHER UNDERSTANDING INTO THE CAUSE OF THESE FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES." |
| SSM71884 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: THE PSCM (POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE) AT12MY L538 FROM VIN CH600000 TO VIN CH631089, HAS IN SOME CASES BEEN REPORTED TO EXPERIENCE A BREAK IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE VEHICLE POST A SOFTWARE UPDATE. INCORRECTLY, DEALERS HAVE BEEN CHANGING THE STEERING GEAR TO FIX THE ISSUE. CAUSE IF AN ATTEMPT TO DOWNLOAD THE (SLOW-RATIO) SOFTWARE ONTO A 12MY L538, IVS (IN VEHICLE SOFTWARE) WILL GIVE THEM A DIFFERENT (FAST-RATIO) VERSION OF THE SOFTWARE. ONCE DOWNLOADED, THIS SOFTWARE WILL CAUSE THE PSCM (POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE) TO GO TO AN ERROR STATE AND STOP COMMUNICATING WITH THE REST OF THE VEHICLE." |
| SSM69578 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM THEY HAVE ERRORS OR THE SYSTEM FREEZES ON THE “INITIALIZING” SCREEN. CAUSE: SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES" |
| SSM59197 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY (TSD) ALSO KNOWN AS FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FCDIM) OR HIGH LEVEL DISPLAY FRONT (HLDF) ON OCCASIONS MAY FAIL TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE CORRECTLY RESULTING IN NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MODULE AND BLANK SCREEN. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OR A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTION DURING THE DOWNLOAD" |
| SSM71857 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "ISSUE: DURING THE REPLACEMENT OF A 9HP 9SPEED TRANSMISSIONS (CURRENTLY FITTED TO L538 'EVOQUE' VEHICLES), IT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED THROUGH INCOMPLETE WARRANTY CLAIMS THAT NOT ALL OF THE NECESSARY COMPONENTS ARE BEING REPLACED. CAUSE: TECHNICIANS ARE NOT CARRYING OUT REPAIRS AS PER TOPIX PROCEDURE AND RE-USING OLD FIXINGS WHERE IT IS NOT SUITABLE TO DO SO. ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS WOULD BE THE 'FLEX PLATE' TO 'TORQUE CONVERTER' NUTS, TOPIX CLEARLY STATES THAT NEW NUTS MUST BE INSTALLED." |
| SSM71856 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE THE REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR (RFA) ALSO KNOWN AS THE KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE (KVM), MAY FAIL TO CORRECTLY DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ON OCCASIONS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SDD REPORTING THAT THE RFA IS OFF BUS BY DISPLAYING A RED CROSS IN THE NETWORKS INTEGRITY SCREEN AND SDD NOT BEING ABLE TO RECOVER THE MODULE. CAUSE THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OR A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTION DURING THE DOWNLOAD OR A CORRUPTED SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD FILE." |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.