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Land Rover LR4 2010–2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM73027 · NHTSA communication 10097171 · issued Oct 26, 2016

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Engine and Engine Cooling
component
2010–2017
model years
16
vehicle entries

Official summary

Issue: the customer may report a noise from the engine bay. This maybe accompanied with the coolant gauge reading high and/or the charge warning indicator illuminated. Investigation finds a concern with the primary idler pulley assembly which in some cases can lead to damage of the primary drive belt. The primary belt drives the coolant pump and generator hence the potential for the coolant gauge to read high and/or the charge warning indicator illuminating if the belt is damaged and not functioning correctly. This concerns affects ltis (low time in service) vehicles with the 3.0 aj126 and 5.0

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.