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Land Rover LR2 2005–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM60517 · NHTSA communication 10097338 · issued Jun 6, 2013

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2005–2015
model years
27
vehicle entries

Official 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."

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.