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Service bulletin LTB00618NAS4

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10105413
Published by NHTSA2017-06-07
Manufacturer's numberLTB00618NAS4
Manufacturer's date2015-04-08
NHTSA componentENGINE; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

NHTSA's summary

"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."

The document

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Components

Engine, Steering, Steering gear

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2013, 2014
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2014

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
LTB00618NAS32021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Click' / 'Rattle' Noise From Engine Compartment When Driving
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."
SSM494972017-06-06. 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)"
SSM718132017-05-31. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: REPORTS OF A MALFUNCTION OF THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) AND GSM (GEAR SELECTOR MODULE) TO INITIALISE CORRECTLY, RESULTING IN INCORRECT REPLACEMENT OF THE GSM. REPORTED SYMPTOMS WILL BE A GEARBOX FAULT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTRE AND UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK. CAUSE: EPRL (EMERGENCY PARK RELEASE LEVER) PULLED WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. NOTE: IF THIS EPRL IS PULLED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHED ON, THE INITIALISATION ERROR WILL NOT OCCUR."
SSM605172017-05-26. 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."
SSM605172017-04-13. 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-719472014-12-02. 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