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Service bulletin SSM72901

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10106335
Published by NHTSA2017-06-14
Manufacturer's numberSSM72901
Manufacturer's date2016-07-28
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE); POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

ISSUE: OIL LEAKING BETWEEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING MISDIAGNOSED LEADING TO REPEAT REPAIRS, I.E. LEAKS INCORRECTLY BEING IDENTIFIED AS COMING FROM THE REAR TRANSMISSION OIL SEAL OR SUMP.

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

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Transfer case

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER LR42015, 2016
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2015, 2016
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2015, 2016

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

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LTB01156NAS12018-05-29. Service bulletin. The engine Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may be illuminated on the Instrument Cluster (IC) with Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) P132B-77 stored in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM).
SSM737382018-05-29. Service bulletin. Issue: The customer may experience a Check Engine Light on the instrument cluster and DTC, P2002, stored in the PCM.