Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LTB00687NAS1 · NHTSA communication 10102241 · issued Sep 2, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"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."
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.