Land Rover LR3 2005–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM44211 · NHTSA communication 10103442 · issued Jan 5, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2005–2015
model years
15
vehicle entries
Official summary
"issue: a review of front lower control arm warranty returns from various markets has shown that arm assemblies have been incorrectly changed for knock issues when the front bush is cracked and should have been replaced as per technical service bulletins ltb00204v4 and ltb00123v4. Cause: incorrect diagnosis of front and rear bush issues. See attached photo showing an example of a cracked front bush."
Vehicles covered
- 2005 Land Rover LR3
- 2006 Land Rover LR3
- 2007 Land Rover LR3
- 2008 Land Rover LR3
- 2009 Land Rover LR3
- 2006 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2007 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2008 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2009 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2011 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2012 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2013 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
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.