Land Rover Range Rover Sport 2006–2015 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM49497 · NHTSA communication 10103462 · issued Jan 5, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2006–2015
model years
10
vehicle entries
Official summary
"issue: an oil leak may be detected from the steering gear and incorrectly diagnosed as needing a replacement steering gear assembly. Cause: leak from the wagner/steering gear damping valve or sealing washer (see attached photo's)"
Vehicles covered
- 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.