Deondef wrote:

So it is numbers with 7A and not LA ?

SAL LA A A x y z A bbbbbb

where:
x = engine
y = transmission
z = model year (MY)
bbbbbb = serial number (or VIN number if you like)

The model year does not necessarily refer to the year the car was produced, just the current specificaction at the time. In other words a MY06 is probably sold from October 2005 to September 2006, whilst a MY07 is probably sold from October 2006 up to September 2007.

The 4th and 5th digits refer to the model. In this case LA means Discovery 3. LS refers to the RRS.

The dealers often use an abbreviated form to show that a TSB action refers to a particular model with a particular VIN/Serial number range.

The 'short-hand' way of doing this is just to use LA followed by 123456 to show that it's a Discovery 3.

So......LA412125 means a D3 with the serial number 412125 - the model year isn't stated in this shortened version, however as they numbers are always consecutive it isn't needed.

If you have a D3 and the 6-digit serial number is in the range, then you are affected by the TSB regardless of whether your D3 is a MY07 or MY08.

Hope this helps

Deondef wrote:

TSB (what does this mean btw ?)