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Service bulletin SSM60517

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10097338
Published by NHTSA2017-04-13
Manufacturer's numberSSM60517
Manufacturer's date2013-06-06
NHTSA componentSTEERING; STEERING:LINKAGES; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID

NHTSA's summary

"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."

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Steering, Power steering, Steering gear, Tie rods and steering linkage

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER LR22008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER LR32005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
LAND ROVER LR42010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2005 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
25V5140002025-08-08. STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
LTB00456NAS22022-06-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Steering Remains in Highway Assist Mode at Low Vehicle Speed.
LTB00618NAS32021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Click' / 'Rattle' Noise From Engine Compartment When Driving
SSM712782017-06-14. Service bulletin. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THE VEHICLE STEERING FEELS HEAVY FOLLOWING AN ECO STOP START EVENT, POTENTIALLY ACCOMPANIED BY VISUAL OR AUDIBLE WARNINGS THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT PACK.
SSM712782017-06-13. Service bulletin. VEHICLE STEERING FEELS HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED ACCOMPANIED BY VISUAL OR AUDIIBLE WARNINGS
SSM712782017-06-12. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THE VEHICLE STEERING FEELS HEAVY POTENTIALLY ACCOMPANIED BY VISUAL OR AUDIBLE WARNINGS THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT PACK. THE FOLLOWING DTCS MAY ALSO BE LOGGED: EPAS DTCS LOGGED: -B1304-16: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM CIRCUIT VOLTAGE BELOW THRESHOLD -U3001-00: POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) SYSTEM IMPROPER SHUTDOWN. THESE MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY: -U0001-87 / 88 HIGH SPEED CAN BUS INVALID SERIAL DATA RECEIVED / MISSING MESSAGE. CHCM DTCS LOGGED: -U0131-00 CHASSIS CONTROL MODULE (CHCM) LOST COMMS WITH PSCM. -U3003-62 BATTERY VOLTAGE SIGNAL COMPARE FAILURE. -U0420-68 CHCM INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM PSCM. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY: -LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. -WIRING HARNESS ISSUE (SHORT / OPEN CIRCUIT, HIGH RESISTANCE). -HIGH RESISTANCE AT EPAS EARTH TERMINAL (FOR L405/L494) G1D132 AND OR G4D178, (SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAM). OR IF ON L550/L538 HIGH RESISTANCE AT G1D122A, G1D122B, G1D122AZ AND G1D108."
SSM383032017-06-12. Service bulletin. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015 ISSUE: WHEN COMPLETING A REPAIR ON COMPONENTS IN THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM, DEBRIS MAY BE FOUND WITHIN THE POWER STEERING FLUID SYSTEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND A DETERIORATION IN SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. CAUSE: INTERNAL DEBRIS FROM A SUSPECTED COMPONENT MALFUNCTION MAY RESULT IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID BECOMING CONTAMINATED."
LTB00618NAS42017-06-07. Service bulletin. "SITUATION: A 'CLICK', 'RATTLE', OR 'LIGHT VIBRATION' NOISE MAY BE HEARD WHEN DRIVING OVER AN IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE (COBBLE STONE, BRICKS, ETC. [SEE ILLUSTRATIONS IN SERVICE INSTRUCTION STEPS 1 AND 2]) AT SPEEDS UP TO 15 MPH (25 KM/H): A. A SINGLE OR MULTIPLE 'CLICK' NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BAY DURING SHARP ACCELERATION OR BRAKING AT A VARIETY OF VEHICLE TEMPERATURES AND AMBIENT CONDITIONS. THIS NOISE MAY ALSO OCCUR DURING SHARP TURNS TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AT SPEEDS OF 5-15 MPH (10-25 KM/H). B. A 'RATTLE' NOISE WHEN DRIVING OVER AN IRREGULAR ROAD SURFACE (COBBLE STONE, BRICKS, ETC. [SEE ILLUSTRATIONS IN SERVICE INSTRUCTION STEPS 1 AND 2]) UNTIL THE ROAD SURFACE CHANGES. THE SOUND MAY ALSO BE DESCRIBED AS A LIGHT VIBRATION AND CAN OCCUR AT ANY TEMPERATURE OR AMBIENT CONDITION. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND/OR STEERING GEAR VIBRATING CAUSING ABNORMAL NOISES."
SSM719372017-06-06. Service bulletin. "ISSUED MAY 2015 ISSUE: CUSTOMER REPORTS VEHICLE STEERING IS STIFF OR A NOISE IS COMING FROM THE STEERING GEAR INTERNALS. THERE MAY BE NO FAULT CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT. CAUSE: SIDE IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE WHEELS."
SSM721322017-06-06. Service bulletin. "ISSUED JANUARY 2015. ISSUE: A TECHNICIAN MAY FIND WHEN REPLACING THE M66 GEARBOX TURRET HOUSING FOR A GEAR CHANGE SELECTION OR STOP/START FAULT THAT AN INCORRECT TURRET MAY BE SUPPLIED. THIS AFFECTS: VEHICLES FITTED WITH M66 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS FREELANDER 2/LR2 (LF) MODEL YEAR: 2013-2014 (VIN: DH321215-EH439912) RANGE ROVER EVOQUE (LV) MODEL YEAR: 2013 ONWARDS (VIN: DH85818 ONWARDS) CAUSE: IN MARCH 2013 A HALL EFFECT SENSOR TURRET WAS INTRODUCED, BUT WAS NOT GIVEN A SERVICE PART NUMBER. DEALERS ORDERING PART NO.LR022071 MAY HAVE EITHER THE AN INDUCTIVE OR HALL EFFECT TURRET SUPPLIED. THIS MAY BE INCORRECT FOR THE VEHICLE BEING REPAIRED."
SSM720942017-06-06. 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."