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Land Rover Discovery 2017technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM73584 · NHTSA communication 10142757 · issued May 16, 2018

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Suspension
component
2017
model years
2
vehicle entries

Official summary

Issue: A small number of Customers with 17MY L538 Discovery Sports and L550 Discovery Sports with Active Driveline may complain of a grinding noise and vibration from their vehicle when transitioning from 4WD to 2WD. The vehicle will not engage 2WD due to the cause shown below. This issue is typically reported early life of the vehicle and less than 1000 miles.

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.