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Land Rover LR4 2014–2016technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM72478 · NHTSA communication 10105888 · issued Oct 21, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2014–2016
model years
3
vehicle entries

Official summary

"issue: a customer may express a concern of a harsh gearshift engagement after shifting from park to drive when the ambient air temperature is low and the engine idle speed is elevated. Vin: 731247 onwards. Engine: v6 s/c 3.0l petrol. Cause: the transmission setting is not optimized for the engine speed output."

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.