Land Rover Discovery Sport 2020 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM74970 · NHTSA communication 10183926 · issued Nov 4, 2020
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2020
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official summary
JLR is investigating customers reporting a strong oil smell or a foul odor inside the cabin, mentioning that it seems to be coming from in the engine region. Some customers also notice an oil leak under the vehicle that is identified to be coming from the Power Transfer Unit (PTU).
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.