Service bulletin SSM63897
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 | 10101649 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-06-01 |
| Manufacturer's number | SSM63897 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-03-10 |
| NHTSA component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:LEAF SPRING ASSEMBLY:HANGER,BRACKET |
NHTSA's summary
"ISSUED MAY 2014: ISSUE: A NOISE WHICH CAN BE DESCRIBED AS A RUBBING/SCRAPPING/DRONE OR IN SOME CASES MAYBE REPORTED AS A VIBRATION IS FOUND TO BE EVIDENT FROM THE LEFT HAND FRONT CORNER OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE CAN ALSO BE DESCRIBED AS SIMILAR TO A BRAKE RUBBING OR WHEEL BEARING NOISE AND CAN BE VARIABLE FROM VEHICLE TO VEHICLE. THE ISSUE CAN OCCUR AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS/GEARS AND IN STEADY STATE DRIVING CONDITIONS UP TO 50/60MPH (80/100KM/H), HOWEVER THE NOISE IN MOST CASES IS MORE PROMINENT IN 2 GEAR COAST DOWN PARTICULARLY AROUND 12MPH (20KM/H). TO CONFIRM, THE NOISE CAN LISTENED TO USING ‘CHASSIS EAR’ FIXED TO FRONT DIFFERENTIAL RH MOUNT ACTION: FIT FRONT DIFFERENTIAL SUPPORT BRACKET, REFER TO ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION."
The document
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Components
Suspension, Transmission and driveline, Differential
| LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER | 2013, 2014 |
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Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SSM72080 | 2017-06-14. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: DIFFERENTIAL PINION OIL SEAL LEAK. CAUSE: PINION SEAL PREVIOUSLY NOT AVAILABLE AS A SERVICEABLE COMPONENT LEADING TO DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENTS." |
|---|---|
| SSM72080 | 2017-06-13. Service bulletin. DIFFERENTIAL PINION OIL SEAL LEAKS |