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Service bulletin SSM55817

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 id10101223
Published by NHTSA2017-05-31
Manufacturer's numberSSM55817
Manufacturer's date2012-03-05
NHTSA componentSUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM

NHTSA's summary

"RE-ISSUED FEBRUARY 2014. ISSUE: ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION TO FRONT AIR SPRING FAILURES CAUSE: UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME"

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

Suspension, Air suspension

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SSM718492023-07-17. Service bulletin. A customer may complain that either "Vehicle Raising In Progress" or "Suspension Will Rise When System Is Cooled" messages can be seen. Fault codes U210A - 16 and C1A24 - 67 may also be stored.
LTB00604NAS42021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring Damper Hydraulic Fluid Leak
LTB00604NAS32021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring / Damper Hydraulic Fluid Leak 2013-14 Onwards
LTB00604NAS22021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring/Damper Hydraulic Fluid Leak 2013-2014 Onwards
LTB00604NAS12021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring/Damper Hydraulic Fluid Leak
LTB00581NAS12021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Front Air Spring - Lower-Level Repair Kit
LTB00604NAS52017-06-13. Service bulletin. "SITUATION: A 'KNOCK' SOUND FROM ONE OR BOTH FRONT AIR SPRINGS WHEN TRAVELING OVER SPEED BUMPS AT LOW SPEED MAY BE EVIDENT. UPON DIAGNOSIS, INCLUDING REMOVAL OF THE AIR SPRING AND INVERTING IT FOR A PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE, HYDRAULIC FLUID IS FOUND TO FLOW FROM THE AIR SUSPENSION PIPE 'VOSS' CONNECTOR."
SSM457142017-06-12. Service bulletin. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015. ISSUE: UNNECESSARY REPLACEMENT OF HEIGHT SENSORS ON 10 MY VEHICLES. INFORMATION: THE AIR SUSPENSION RIDE LEVEL MODULE (RLM) AND ACTIVE DYNAMICS SUSPENSION MODULE B (SUMB) ECU'S INCLUDE ROBUST CHECKS OF THE HEIGHT SENSORS DURING VEHICLE USAGE. IF THERE IS A FAULT WITH THE HEIGHT SENSOR WIRING HARNESS, CONNECTOR, OR THE HEIGHT SENSOR COMPONENT ITSELF THEN THE SYSTEM ECU WILL STORE A HEIGHT SENSOR RELATED DTC."
SSM720502017-06-06. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT AIR STRUTS (FOR EXAMPLE PERFORMING LTB604V3/SSM71942) DEALERS / CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A NOISE OR A VEHICLE LEAN ERROR STATE. ON INVESTIGATION THE FRONT AIR SPRING IS FOUND TO BE MISALIGNED AND DAMAGED. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO CAUSE(S): INFLATION OF AIR SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND (NOT ON A WHEEL FREE LIFT) CAN CAUSE MISALIGNMENT AND CREASING OF THE AIR BAG. THE INFLATION PRESSURES ACTING ON THE CREASED AIR BAG CAN CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE."
SSM720502017-06-02. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING REPLACEMENT OF FRONT AIR STRUTS (FOR EXAMPLE PERFORMING LTB604V3/SSM71942) DEALERS / CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A NOISE OR A VEHICLE LEAN ERROR STATE. ON INVESTIGATION THE FRONT AIR SPRING IS FOUND TO BE MISALIGNED AND DAMAGED. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO CAUSE(S): INFLATION OF AIR SUSPENSION AIR SPRINGS WITH THE VEHICLE ON THE GROUND (NOT ON A WHEEL FREE LIFT) CAN CAUSE MISALIGNMENT AND CREASING OF THE AIR BAG. THE INFLATION PRESSURES ACTING ON THE CREASED AIR BAG CAN CAUSE PERMANENT DAMAGE"