Land Rover Discovery 1988–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM56457 · NHTSA communication 10102683 · issued Oct 28, 2014
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1988–2015
model years
60
vehicle entries
Official summary
"issue: reports have been received of engine damage occurring, which is caused by the use of non-approved engine induction / fuel injection cleaning equipment or materials. This includes, but is not limited to, ""vacu-flush"" type equipment. Cause: the use of non-approved equipment can cause the engines to hydro-lock, or cause other engine damage, and sometimes the only possible repair is to replace the engine."
Vehicles covered
- 1989 Land Rover Discovery
- 1990 Land Rover Discovery
- 1991 Land Rover Discovery
- 1992 Land Rover Discovery
- 1993 Land Rover Discovery
- 1994 Land Rover Discovery
- 1995 Land Rover Discovery
- 1996 Land Rover Discovery
- 1997 Land Rover Discovery
- 1998 Land Rover Discovery II
- 1999 Land Rover Discovery II
- 2000 Land Rover Discovery II
- 2001 Land Rover Discovery II
- 2002 Land Rover Discovery II
- 2003 Land Rover Discovery II
- 2004 Land Rover Discovery II
- 1997 Land Rover Freelander
- 1998 Land Rover Freelander
- 1999 Land Rover Freelander
- 2000 Land Rover Freelander
- 2001 Land Rover Freelander
- 2002 Land Rover Freelander
- 2003 Land Rover Freelander
- 2004 Land Rover Freelander
- 2005 Land Rover Freelander
- 2006 Land Rover Freelander
- 2008 Land Rover LR2
- 2009 Land Rover LR2
- 2010 Land Rover LR2
- 2011 Land Rover LR2
- 2012 Land Rover LR2
- 2013 Land Rover LR2
- 2014 Land Rover LR2
- 2015 Land Rover LR2
- 2005 Land Rover LR3
- 2006 Land Rover LR3
- 2007 Land Rover LR3
- 2008 Land Rover LR3
- 2009 Land Rover LR3
- 2010 Land Rover LR4
- 2011 Land Rover LR4
- 2012 Land Rover LR4
- 2013 Land Rover LR4
- 2014 Land Rover LR4
- 2015 Land Rover LR4
- 1988 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1989 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1990 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1991 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1992 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1993 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1994 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1995 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1996 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1997 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1998 Land Rover Range Rover
- 1999 Land Rover Range Rover
- 2000 Land Rover Range Rover
- 2001 Land Rover Range Rover
- 2002 Land Rover Range Rover
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.