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Land Rover LR2 2009–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM54417 · NHTSA communication 10103481 · issued Jan 5, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2009–2015
model years
7
vehicle entries

Official summary

"issue: a customer may report a concern of excessive humming noise and or rumble or high pitched whine coming from the rear of the vehicle, dealer diagnosis identifies the noise is coming from the rear differential assembly. Cause: the pinion tail bearing is worn due to static over loading."

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.