Land Rover Range Rover Evoque 2012–2013 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin "SGI13-20 · NHTSA communication 10102941 · issued Nov 10, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2012–2013
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"description a design issue has been identified on 2012-2013 model year range rover evoque vehicles within the listed vin range. While driving in wet weather conditions, condensation may build up within the engine charge air radiator. Following a rapid increase in engine speed, this condensation could be drawn in to one of the engine s cylinders, causing the engine management system to sense a misfire. The engine is programmed to react to this misfire by initiating a restricted performance mode to protect the exhaust catalyst. In this mode, the driver noticeably experiences reduced power to ac
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.