Land Rover Discovery Sport 2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM72569 · NHTSA communication 10106063 · issued Dec 22, 2015
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2016
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
"concern: discovery sport l550 (lc) 2016my & range rover evoque l538 (lv) 2016my fitted with petrol 2.0l gtdi engine and 9hp48 9-speed automatic transmission: transmission supporting bolt incorrectly fitted at the manufacturing plant and under normal operation there is no effect. When reusing the transmission bolt identified in the attachment, it is possible to strip the sump thread when reinstalling the bolt. Replacement required when refitting the tranmission on the affected vin ranges below. Discovery sport l550 (lc) 16my: from h549138 to h558173 evoque l538 (lv) 16my: from h082655 to h0913
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.