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Service bulletin SSM71813

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 id10101583
Published by NHTSA2017-05-31
Manufacturer's numberSSM71813
Manufacturer's date2014-04-09
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)

NHTSA's summary

"ISSUE: REPORTS OF A MALFUNCTION OF THE TCM (TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE) AND GSM (GEAR SELECTOR MODULE) TO INITIALISE CORRECTLY, RESULTING IN INCORRECT REPLACEMENT OF THE GSM. REPORTED SYMPTOMS WILL BE A GEARBOX FAULT ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTRE AND UNABLE TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK. CAUSE: EPRL (EMERGENCY PARK RELEASE LEVER) PULLED WITH THE IGNITION IN THE OFF POSITION. NOTE: IF THIS EPRL IS PULLED WITH THE IGNITION SWITCHED ON, THE INITIALISATION ERROR WILL NOT OCCUR."

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

Steering, Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission, Steering gear

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2014

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

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LTB00757NAS52017-06-13. Service bulletin. SITUATION: ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES MAY OCCUR: • THE GEAR SELECTOR LED INDICATOR FLASHES AND NEUTRAL IS INVOLUNTARILY ENGAGED WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE RESTART (WHEN INTELLIGENT STOP/START IS ACTIVE). • THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER HAS SWITCHED OFF AFTER AN AUTOMATIC ENGINE STOP AND DRIVER EXIT CONDITIONS DO NOT EXIST AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY RESTART THE ENGINE UPON RELEASE OF THE BRAKE PEDAL (NOTE. DTC P162F-00 MAY BE STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE [ECM]).
SSM527572017-06-12. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED TO GET THE AUTO TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PACK WITH ASSOCIATED DTC'S FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (P0504-27, P0504-62, C1A96-64) OR BRAKES SHOWING SIGNS OF DRAG AND BINDING. CAUSE: INCORRECT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SETTING. NOTE: ANALYSIS OF RETURNED BRAKE SWITCHES HAVE SHOWN NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH ITSELF. DO NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH BEFORE ADJUSTMENT IS CARRIED OUT."