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Service bulletin D216

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id616006
Published by NHTSA2001-02-07
Manufacturer's numberD216
Manufacturer's date2000-12-08
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

SUBJECT REGARDING IDLER PULLEY FAILURE ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN RANGE XA200253 TO YA277051 AND / OR XA900000 TO XA907211 AND VEHICLES WITHIN VIN RANGE XA400939 TO YA443345. THE LEFT-HAND ENGINE IDLER PULLEY IS SUBJECTED TO HIGH SERPENTINE BELT LOADS. THE ORIGINAL SPECIFICATION ENGINE IDLER PULLEY USED MAY FRACTURE AND ULTIMATELY FAIL IN USE. SHOULD FAILURE OCCUR, THE ACCESSORY DRIVE-BELT WILL BE DAMAGED RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF ACCESSORY DRIVE AND AFFECTING POWER STEERING, ALTERNATOR, ENGINE COOLING, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND ACE PUMP, IF SO EQUIPPED. *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Engine

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.