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Land Rover LR4 2002–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM71893 · NHTSA communication 10101762 · issued Jul 1, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine
component
2002–2015
model years
25
vehicle entries

Official summary

"issue: customers report a repeat issue of engine noise from the timing chain system, after the vehicle had previously been repaired. Cause: the timing chain was not at the correct tension. This was caused by the full repair procedure in tsb ltb00474 not being followed - a complete set of timing chain tensioners and blades were not fitted."

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.