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January 5, 2015 Service bulletin

Issue: upon replacement of the front brake pads, the brake pad retaining pins may be difficult to remove

Land Rover technical service bulletin SSM55997 for 2010-2015 Land Rover Range Rover and 2010-2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport.

Bulletin number
SSM55997
Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: disc: pads
Summary
"issue: upon replacement of the front brake pads, the brake pad retaining pins may be difficult to remove. Vehicles fitted with high performance/brembo brakes, post 10 model year only. Range rover sport aa215623 to ca738069. Range rover aa302697 to ca373799. Vehicles after the end VIN numbers quoted above will have the new pins fitted as standard. Cause: galvanic corrosion of the retaining pins. The pins now have a new plating which is more resistant to corrosion."

Owners of these vehicles have filed 31 complaints in the brakes category.

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