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Service bulletin SSM72978

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10097241
Published by NHTSA2017-04-12
Manufacturer's numberSSM72978
Manufacturer's date2016-09-27
NHTSA componentSERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)

NHTSA's summary

ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT AN INTERMITTENT MESSAGE ‘HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC) AND STABILITY ASSIST ARE UNAVAILABLE’ DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AFFECTS RANGE ROVER AND RANGE ROVER SPORT 16MYONWARDS. THE MESSAGE CAN APPEAR WHERE THE CUSTOMER SWITCHES THE IGNITION ON ONLY BUT DOESN’T START THE ENGINE UNTIL AFTER A PERIOD OF 32 SECONDS. THE FOLLOWING DTC WILL HAVE BEEN LOGGED: - U0140-87: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE (ABS) LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BODY CONTROL MODULE – MISSING MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE WILL CLEAR AT THE NEXT IGNITION CYCLE.

The document

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Components

Brakes, Driver assistance, Equipment and accessories, Anti-lock brakes

Trouble codes named

U0140

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2016
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2016

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SSM734242018-11-05. Service bulletin. Issue: When using the approved diagnostic equipment to read Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC?s), there may be a presence of the following DTC stored within the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) module. U0001-82 High Speed CAN Communication Bus - Alive/sequence counter incorrect / not updated
SSM734242017-09-08. Service bulletin. Issue: When using the approved diagnostic equipment to read Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC?s), there may be a presence of the following DTC stored within the Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) module. U0001-82 High Speed CAN Communication Bus - Alive/sequence counter incorrect / not updated.
SSM718832017-06-13. Service bulletin. CONTAMINATION BETWEEN ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND WHEEL BEARING TONE WHEEL COULD LEAD TO DTC'S
LTB00850NAS12017-06-09. Service bulletin. "SITUATION: WHEN SELECTING REVERSE (R) DURING CERTAIN SITUATIONS WHEN AN ECO STOP/START ACTION IS OCCURRING, THE ENGINE MAY NOT RE-START AND THE IGNITION WILL TURN OFF. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SOFTWARE, WHICH UNDER VERY SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES CAN CAUSE THIS ISSUE TO OCCUR."