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Service bulletin SSM72149

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 id10104681
Published by NHTSA2017-06-06
Manufacturer's numberSSM72149
Manufacturer's date2015-05-27
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY:SOLENOID

NHTSA's summary

"ISSUE: A NEW VCT SOLENOID HAS BEEN FITTED TO A 3.0L AJ126 OR 5.0L AJ133 ENGINE WHICH REQUIRES A LINK HARNESS IN ORDER TO BE INSTALLED ON VEHICLES BUILT WITH THE PRIOR PART. CAUSE: THE VCT SOLENOID DESIGN CHANGED, AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ON THE VCT SOLENOID IS A DIFFERENT SIZE."

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

Electrical system, Starter

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER LR42010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

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
LTB01261NAS22019-04-22. Service bulletin. Auto Stop/Start System Not Functioning As Expected
SSM739492018-11-13. Service bulletin. Issue: Customers may report that the Stop Start function is intermittently not working for long periods of time during a drive cycle.
LTB00958NAS32018-05-29. Service bulletin. The Auto Stop/Start system may be inoperative.
LTB00510NAS22018-01-29. Service bulletin. The Auto Stop/Start system may be inoperative.
LTB00510NAS12017-06-13. Service bulletin. AUTO START/STOP MAY BE INOPERATIVE
LTB00835NAS22017-06-13. Service bulletin. CLICK NOISE FROM STARTER MOTOR AT FREEZING TEMPERATURES
LTB00835NAS12017-06-09. Service bulletin. "SITUATION: AT TEMPERATURES OF 32°F (0°C ) OR BELOW, THERE MAY BE ONLY A 'CLICK' NOISE HEARD WHEN TRYING TO START THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT START. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY ICE ON THE SOLENOID CONTACTS."
SSM718702017-06-07. Service bulletin. "ISSUE LAND ROVER ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING BODY CONTROL MODULES (BCM) AND REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATORS (RFA) AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS REPLACED FOR A NON-START CONDITION. FOLLOWING SUPPLIER ANALYSIS THE MODULES HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED AS ""NO FAULT FOUND"". CAUSE CURRENTLY UNDER ANALYSIS."