Land Rover Range Rover 2016–2018 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin LTB01112NAS1 · NHTSA communication 10127532 · issued Nov 7, 2017
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2016–2018
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Situation: The hands-free tailgate may unintentionally open during or after periods of rain (or similar occasions where water has been applied to the rear of the vehicle) when the Smart Key is within 1.2m of the tailgate.
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.