NHTSA campaign 12V563000 · Manufacturer campaign P029
Land Rover Recall 12V-563: Rear Brake Calipers may Detach
NHTSA recall 12V563000 (Manufacturer campaign P029) was reported by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC on December 6, 2012, with 70 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover LR2 and Land Rover Range Rover Evoque for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on January 11, 2013, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 12V563000 (also written 12V-563 or 12V563)
- Filed by
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Manufacturer campaign number
- P029
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 70 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Foundation Components — Disc — Caliper
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V563000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Land Rover
Land Rover LR2
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 11, 2012 – June 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- 2012 · Vehicles built June 11, 2012 – June 11, 2012 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V563000.
Defect description
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling certain model year 2012 LR2 and Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured on June 11, 2012. The rear brake caliper retaining bolts may be insufficiently torqued.
Safety consequence
Insufficiently torqued brake caliper bolts may result in the brake caliper detaching. A detached brake caliper may lead to a loss of brake function. Additonally, the caliper may strike a wheel resulting in the sudden deflation of a tire. Either situation may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
Manufacturer remedy
Jaguar Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and tighten the rear brake caliper retaining bolts, free of charge. The recall began on January 11, 2013. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover at 1-800-637-6837, Option 9.
Notes
Land Rover's campaign recall number is P029.Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V563000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.