Service bulletins for the 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport
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.
579 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM72324 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. "ISSUE: NEW VEHICLES ARRIVING AT PORTS OR RETAILERS ARE BEING REPORTED TO HAVE DAMAGE BUT WITHOUT SUFFICIENT INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN. CAUSE: MORE INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATION AND RECTIFICATION." |
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| LTB00801NAS1 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "SITUATION: THE POWER TAILGATE SWITCH MAY BE LOOSE/ADRIFT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE TAILGATE TRIM PRESSING BEING OUT OF TOLERANCE." |
| SSM72242 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE AIR CONDITIONING NOT WORKING (1234YF SYSTEM) FOUND TO HAVE NO OR INSUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF REFRIGERANT GAS IN THE SYSTEM. NO LEAKS ARE FOUND AND VEHICLE PASSES VACUUM / PRESSURE TEST DURING EVACUATION AND REFILL, SYSTEM THEN WORKS AS REFILL. CAUSE DURING INITIAL EVACUATION PROCESS WITHIN THE FACTORY SMALL PIECES OF DEBRIS MAY BE DRAWN INTO THE “SCHRADER” VALVE EVACUATION PORTS, THIS CAN PREVENT THE VALVE FROM CLOSING CORRECTLY OR DAMAGES THE SEAL ALLOWING THE REFRIGERANT GAS (PLEASE SEE ATTACHMENT FOR EXAMPLES)" |
| SSM 72235 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES. "ISSUE CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THE PASSENGER MIRROR DOES NOT RETAIN MEMORY SETTINGS FOR REVERSE DIP. CAUSE THE STRATEGY FOR DISCOVERY SPORT HAS BEEN CHANGED FROM PREVIOUS VEHICLE LINES AND WILL BECOME THE STRATEGY FOR FUTURE VEHICLE LINES OF JLR." |
| SSM72234 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE 1. NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILS TO READ THE SD CARD CAUSE 1. SD CARD LOCKED – SEE ATTACHMENT. 2. SD CARD INSTALLED IN THE INCORRECT ORIENTATION – SEE ATTACHMENT." |
| SSM72214 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION. "ISSUE BLIND SPOT MONITORING INOPERATIVE WITH THE FOLLOWING DTC’S LOGGED: U0010 - 87 MISSING MESSAGE. U1A00 - 88 PRIVATE NETWORK OFF BUS. CAUSE SIDE OBJECT DETECTION LEFT/RIGHT - SODL AND SODR NOT CONFIGURED." |
| SSM72203 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "ISSUE INCORRECT VIN DISPLAYED IN THE NAVIGATION DISPLAY. CAUSE VIN NUMBER HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY ENTERED WHEN MANUALLY PROCESSING." |
| SSM37861 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "ISSUE OVER HALF OF FAILED RADIO HEAD UNITS OR SEPARATE CD PLAYERS ARE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN LOADED WITH INCORRECT MEDIA WHICH IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LAND ROVER INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS. CAUSE THIS IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE TYPES OF MEDIA THAT MAY CAUSE THE UNIT TO FAIL WITH THE CUSTOMER." |
| LTB00692NAS2 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING. "SITUATION: CONDENSATION/MIST MAY APPEAR ON THE INSIDE OF FRONT AND/OR REAR EXTERIOR LAMPS. CAUSE: CONDENSATION/MIST IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON WHICH CAN OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OF THE LAMP UNIT. THIS CONDENSATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CLEAR LENSES CONDENSATION IS LIKELY TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE OF THE LAMP. CONDENSATION WILL CLEAR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME LENGTH OF TIME AND IN WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES" |
| SSM72205 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE ONLY APPLICABLE TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS 30.3 (GEN 3) FK72-14C104-AF AND 29.3 (GEN 2) DPLA-14C104-AG WHEN CHECKING FOR FAULT CODES LOGGED IN THE KVM (KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE) ALSO KNOWN AS THE RFA (REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR) F000-63/U3000-63, CONTROL MODULE - CIRCUIT/ COMPONENT PROTECTION TIME-OUT IS LOGGED. CAUSE THIS DTC IS SET WHEN THE KVM HAS GONE THROUGH A “SELF RESET”" |
| SSM72203 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: SD CARD FAILS TO INITIALISE CAUSE: THIS ISSUE MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SD MICRO SWITCH BEING IN THE WRONG POSITION (I.E. LOCKED) WHEN THE SD CARD IS IN LOCKED POSITION THE HEAD UNIT MAY NOT DETECT THE CARD." |
| SSM72193 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. "ISSUE: TAILGATE LAMP WATER INGRESS/CONDENSATION CAUSE: THE LAMP(S) ARE OPEN BACK AND SEAL AGAINST THE TAILGATE THUS ANY POTENTIAL WATER INGRESS CAN FILTER THROUGH THE LAMP CAVITY AND REPLACING OF THE LAMP(S) WILL NOT CURE THE CONDITION." |
| SSM72176 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. WHEELS; TIRES. "ISSUE: VEHICLES REQUIRE WHEEL OR TYRE REPLACEMENTS AT PDI. CAUSE: THIS IS EITHER CAUSED BY THE SHIPPING PROCESS AND SHOULD BE CLAIMED THROUGH TRANSPORT / DISTRIBUTION OR IT IS CAUSED DURING JLR MANUFACTURING PROCESSES AND SHOULD BE CLAIMED AS PER WARRANTY POLICY." |
| SSM72165 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. ": ISSUE: THE HEATING SYSTEM IS ERRATIC IN ITS OPERATION CAUSE: LOST CALIBRATION" |
| SSM72301 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL. "ISSUE: A SQUEAK OR RATTLE NOISE MAY BE HEARD COMING FROM THE SECOND ROW SEAT AREA. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SECOND ROW SEAT FRAME TO BODY MOUNTING BOLTS ONLY BEING TIGHTENED TO THE MINIMUM SPECIFIED LIMIT AND REQUIRE LUBRICATION OF THE SEAT TRACK LOCATING PINS AND ADDITIONAL TIGHTENING OF THE MOUNTING BOLTS TO PREVENT A NOISE CONCERN." |
| SSM72300 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS AEB INITIALIZING MESSAGE (IMAGE PROCESSING MODULE A (IPMA) - DTC C1001-49 FLAGGED). CAUSE: DTC RECORDING STRATEGY IS TOO SENSITIVE." |
| SSM72299 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BACK UP LIGHTS. "ISSUE: REPLACEMENT OF THE TAILGATE LAMP ASSEMBLY WHEN THE REVERSE BULB(S) DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. CAUSE: MICROCAT LOW LEVEL REPAIR NOT AVAILABLE AS A SEPARATE PART FOR L550 BUT IS AVAILABLE FOR FREELANDER2 (L359) AND EVOQUE (L538)." |
| SSM72286 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE B1412-96 BEING FLAGGED IN THE GATEWAY MODULE CAUSE UNDER INVESTIGATION." |
| SGI15-17 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "DESCRIPTION AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2015 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY SPORT (L550) VEHICLES (SE AND HSE VARIANTS ONLY) WHERE THE 'SPORT' TAILGATE BADGE MAY BE MISSING." |
| Q484 UPS4815-1BN | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2015 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY SPORT (L550) VEHICLES (SE AND HSE VARIANTS ONLY) WHERE THE 'SPORT' TAILGATE BADGE MAY BE MISSING. ACTION: RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD ONLY AFFECTED NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL AND REFRAIN FROM RELEASING THE VEHICLES FOR NEW VEHICLE SALE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE INSTRUCTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN." |
| SSM72280 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: VARIANCE IN THE LENGTH OF DISCOVERY SPORT TOW BAR ELECTRICAL HARNESSES ON THE FOLLOWING PARTS: VPLCT0155 VPLCT0132 VPLCT0156 VPLCT0133 VPLCT0157 VPLCT0134 CAUSE: JLR ENGINEERING ARE INVESTIGATING." |
| SSM72275 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE SD CARD FAILS ACTIVATION PROCESS CAUSE PROCESS VARIATION IN THE ACTIVATION" |
| SSM 72268 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "ISSUE REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF USERS BEING UNABLE TO ACTIVATE A SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARD, AS THEY EXPERIENCE A 'CONNECT ION ERROR ' WHEN USING THE INCONTROL TOUCH MAP UPDATER TOOL ON SYMPTOM DRIVEN DIAGNOSTIC (SDD). CAUSE THE SDD MACHINE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO COMMUNICATE TO THE SERVER DEDICATED FOR THE INCONTROL TOUCH MAP UPDATER TOOL ." |
| SSM 72263 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: WHEN A NEW MAP UPDATE IS RELEASED FOR THE INCONTROL TOUCH SYSTEM, USERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE MAP UPDATE ON THE SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARD. CAUSE: WHEN THE SD CARD WAS ACTIVATED, THE USER SELECTED THE INCORRECT VEHICLE BRAND ‘ INCONTROL TOUCH’ MAP UPDATER TOOL ." |
| SSM72188 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "ISSUE: AN AUDIBLE ‘TIS’ IS EXPERIENCED FROM THE DOOR TRIM AREA WHEN THE AUDIO IS SWITCHED ON. CAUSE: THE PLASTIC TAB, USED TO HOLD THE PROTECTIVE CASING ON FOR TRANSPORT, HAS BROKEN AND REQUIRES REMOVAL AS THIS CAN CAUSE VIBRATION." |
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