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Service bulletin SSM72919

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10097303
Published by NHTSA2017-04-13
Manufacturer's numberSSM72919
Manufacturer's date2016-08-08
NHTSA componentENGINE

NHTSA's summary

ISSUE: BRAND NEW SERVICE ENGINES (3.0 TDV6) WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FOLLOWING FIRST START UP AFTER FITMENT. ANALYSIS OF RETURNED ENGINES HAS SHOWN THE LEFT HAND (LH) CAMSHAFT/CHAIN SPROCKET ALIGNMENT MARKS WERE INCORRECT AS A RESULT OF THE TECHNICIAN NOT FOLLOWING THE TOPIX PROCEDURE FOR REFITTING THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WHICH IS DRIVEN OFF THE REAR OF THE LEFT HAND (LH) SIDE CYLINDER HEAD EXHAUST CAMSHAFT.

The document

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Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2016
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2016

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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