Service bulletin SSM-660517
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10053912 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2013-12-04 |
| Manufacturer's number | SSM-660517 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2013-08-07 |
| NHTSA component | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) |
NHTSA's summary
LAND ROVER: THE STEERING RACK, IN SOME VEHICLES, HAVE AN OIL LEAKAGE IN AREA OF PINION HOUSING, CASTING, YOKE PLUG OR GAITER ADJACENT TO PINION HOUSING, AND STEERING GEAR NEEDS REPLACING. MODEL RANGE ROVER SPORT, LR3, LR4. NO MODEL YEARS. *PE
The document
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Components
Steering, Steering gear
| LAND ROVER LR3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
|---|---|
| LAND ROVER LR4 | 2010, 2011, 2012 |
| LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SSM72094 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. "ISSUED JANUARY 2015. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF A SQUEAK OR CREAK FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA ON ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. RANGE ROVER SPORT L320 ONLY. CAUSE: THE POWER STEERING PINION SEAL LACKS LUBRICATION AND DRIES OUT." |
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| SSM49497 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: AN OIL LEAK MAY BE DETECTED FROM THE STEERING GEAR AND INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. CAUSE: LEAK FROM THE WAGNER/STEERING GEAR DAMPING VALVE OR SEALING WASHER (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO'S)" |
| SSM71947 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: WHEN INVESTIGATING A CUSTOMER REPORTED STEERING ISSUE IT IS FOUND THAT THERE IS OIL/FLUID PRESENT AROUND THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT. CAUSE: OIL OR GREASE LEAK PAST INPUT SHAFT SEAL THROUGH NORMAL USE OR SEAL FAILURE." |
| SSM60517 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING WARRANTY ANALYSIS OF STEERING RACKS REPORTED TO BE LEAKING, 75% HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BEING FAULT FREE, FOLLOWING TESTING. CAUSE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE RECENTLY VISITED DEALERSHIPS WHERE A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FOR AN OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE PINION HOUSING, CASTING, YOKE PLUG OR THE GAITER ADJACENT TO THE PINION HOUSING. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK PATH WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSE O-RING SEALS. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR EXAMPLES." |
| SSM60517 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING WARRANTY ANALYSIS OF STEERING RACKS REPORTED TO BE LEAKING, 75% HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NO FAULT FOUND, FOLLOWING TESTING. CAUSE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE RECENTLY VISITED DEALERSHIPS WHERE A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FOR AN OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE PINION HOUSING, CASTING, YOKE PLUG OR THE GAITER ADJACENT TO THE PINION HOUSING. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK PATH WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSE O-RING SEALS." |
| SSM-71947 | 2014-12-02. Service bulletin. LAND ROVER: DUE TO A SEAL FAILURE OR LEAKAGE OF OIL OR GREASE, PAST INPUT SHAFT SEAL, WITH NORMAL OPERATION, THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH STEERING OR STEERING GEARS. MODEL LR4 (L319), LR2 (L359), RANGE ROVER SPORT (L320). *PE |