Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
281 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM72558 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "WHEN FITTING A NEW REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR (RFA) (REFERRED TO AS THE KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE - KVM ON SDD) WITH A MODULE PART NUMBER OF: FK72-19H440 - AE; FK72-19H440 - BE; FK72-19H440 - AF; FK72-19H440 - BF SDD CANNOT COMMUNICATE WITH THE RFA. THIS WILL BE DISPLAYED AS A RED X FOR THE RFA IN THE SDD VEHICLE SPECIFICATION SCREEN." |
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| SSM72399 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "ISSUE: DURING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC/SERVICING CHECK-UP THE FOLLOWING DTC MAY BE REPORTED FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM): '0000-00 – [NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE] THERE IS NO CUSTOMER REPORTABLE SYMPTOM RELATED TO THIS DTC. CAUSE: THIS DTC HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY SET TO BE VISIBLE IN PRODUCTION SOFTWARE." |
| SSM72391 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. "NOTE THIS PHENOMENON CAN ONLY HAPPEN UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES; IT IS ONLY WHEN BOTH KEYS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER IN THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRES THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LOCK BUTTON TO BE PRESSED. ISSUE IT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH KEYS INSIDE. KEYS ARE HELD TOGETHER BY CABLE TIES WHEN DELIVERED TO THE RETAILER." |
| SGI15-30 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "DESCRIPTION A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY SPORT (L550) VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:  TOUCH SCREEN IS BLANK;  POOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY;  UNABLE TO TUNE HD™ RADIO SUBSTATIONS;  AUDIO SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO 'ON' UPON ENGINE START-UP, EVEN IF 'OFF' ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN; AND/OR  SDARS DOES NOT RETAIN STATION PRESETS." |
| SGI15-21 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY; SEATS. "DESCRIPTION AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY SPORT (L550) VEHICLES WHERE THE FORWARD 4 X M10 FIXINGS (INBOARD AND OUTBOARD) AND THE REARWARD (INBOARD ONLY) FIXINGS OF THE SECOND ROW SEATS MAY HAVE RESIDUAL TORQUE BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECIFIED LIMIT." |
| Q495NAS1 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "SITUATION: A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY SPORT (L550) VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: • TOUCH SCREEN IS BLANK; • POOR NAVIGATION SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY; • UNABLE TO TUNE HD® RADIO SUBSTATIONS; • AUDIO SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO 'ON' UPON ENGINE START-UP, EVEN IF 'OFF' ON ENGINE SHUTDOWN; AND/OR • SDARS DOES NOT RETAIN STATION PRESETS. 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." |
| Q489NAS1 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. SEATS; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY SPORT (L550) VEHICLES WHERE THE FORWARD 4 X M10 FIXINGS (INBOARD AND OUTBOARD) AND THE REARWARD (INBOARD ONLY) FIXINGS OF THE SECOND ROW SEATS MAY HAVE RESIDUAL TORQUE BELOW THE MINIMUM SPECIFIED LIMIT. 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." |
| 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" |
| SSM72940 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. ISSUE: CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT ERRATIC AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE READINGS OR DEFAULT SETTING (I.E. -40 DEGREES). |
| SSM72939 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. SEATS:BARRIERS; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY EXPRESS A CONCERN THAT THE 2ND ROW SEAT BACKREST HAS BEEN DAMAGED WHEN THE SEATS HAVE BEEN LOWERED IN ORDER TO EXTEND THE LUGGAGE SPACE. |
| SSM72914 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: VEHICLES FITTED WITH INCONTROL TOUCH TOUCHSCREEN GOES INTO RE-CYCLE MODE (RE-BOOTS) WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON." |
| SSM72905 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE. ISSUE: LOW COOLANT WARNING ILLUMINATED IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC) |
| SSM72736 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT AFTER SETTING A SCREENSAVER ON THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY, AT THE NEXT IGNITION CYCLE THE SCREENSAVER HAS RETURNED TO A BLANK SCREEN (THE SCREENSAVER WILL NOT SAVE). THIS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH EITHER A LOW-LEVEL OR MID-LEVEL INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM THAT IS NOT BRANDED AS MERIDIAN ON 2016 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES ONWARDS |
| SSM72378 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING; SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY SUGGEST THAT THE AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKE (AEB) SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE AS EXPECTED. |
| LTB00986NAS1 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SITUATION: A 'TRANSMISSION FAULT' MESSAGE MAY BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. |
| LTB00902NAS4 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SITUATION: THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2096-00 OR P2097-00 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM). |
| SSM72977 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THE VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO FILL WITH FUEL. (PREMATURE SHUT OFF OF THE GAS STATION PUMP). |
| SSM72849 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ISSUE ELECTRONIC TOLL TAGS MAY NOT BE READ CORRECTLY BY TOLL READERS ON VEHICLES WITH SOLAR ATTENUATING (IRR) GLASS. CAUSE. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY NOT POSITIONING THE ELECTRONIC TOLL TAG PROPERLY IN THE INFRARED RADIATION REFLECTIVE (IRR) LAYER CUT OUT ON THE WINDSHIELD. . |
| SSM72584 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). ISSUE: CUSTOMER HAS OBSERVED 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' - ALSO KNOWN AS 'ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)' - ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER & DTC P2096-00 AND/OR P2097-00 IS EVIDENT IN THE PCM. A CONCERN IN THE PCM DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE HAS BEEN DISCOVERED, WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH A SPECIFIC CUSTOMER DRIVE CYCLE CAN LEAD TO THE FALSE FLAGGING OF THIS DTC. EXHAUST SYSTEM LEAKS OUTSIDE DESIGN SPECIFICATION CAN INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF REPEAT FAILURES. (JLR HAVE RECOGNISED THAT THE SUPPLIED LEAK CHECK EQUIPMENT DOES NOT FIT ON CERTAIN LC - DISCOVERY SPORT EXHAUST TAIL PIPES. A SOLUTION IS BEING SOURCED). |
| SSM72946 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "CONCERN: DISCOVERY SPORT (LC) 2015 & 2016MY & RANGE ROVER EVOQUE (LV) 2014MY ONWARDS FITTED WITH 9HP48 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: RETAILERS REPORTING THESE VEHICLES ARE FLAGGING THE FOLLOWING (TCM) TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE DTC’S P2545-86 AND/OR P2546-86 CODES DURING SDD DTC READ OR ON CUSTOMER CONCERN. SHOULD THERE BE OTHER TRANSMISSION RELATED FAULT CODES IN ADDITION THESE OTHER CODES SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AND RESOLVED BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH THIS INSTRUCTION. ISSUE: TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM’S) ARE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ON INVESTIGATION ON RETURNED PARTS HAVE FOUND WITH NO FAULT FOUND." |
| Q607NAS1 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; EQUIPMENT; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE LISTED AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE FAULTY VEHICLES ARE PERFORMING TWO SUCCESSIVE FAST PATH ADAPTIONS FOR SECONDARY FUELING TRIM. ADAPTIONS ARE OCCURRING WHEN 1ST HEGO VOLTAGE IS AT A HIGH LEVEL FOR A PERIOD OF TIME; HOWEVER, THIS IS WITHIN NORMAL OPERATION. |
| LTB00990NAS1 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC. SITUATION: CORROSION MAY BE EVIDENT ON THE REAR BRAKE DISCS, WHICH MAY ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY A GRINDING NOISE AND/OR VIBRATION/JUDDER WHILE BRAKING. |
| LTB00696NAS5 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE SUNGLASSES HOLDER MAY NOT OPEN/CLOSE. |
| Q632NAS1 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE LISTED AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE INCONTROL® TOUCH PHASE 3.0 SOFTWARE IS TO BE INTRODUCED TO CORRECT A NUMBER OF ISSUES, INCLUDING: • SD CARD CORRUPTION; • SOFTWARE UPDATE TO THE AUDIO HEAD UNIT (AHU) TO RECTIFY SYSTEM RE-BOOT CONCERNS; • PHONE AND BLUETOOTH® CONNECTIVITY ISSUES; • LOSS OF SIRIUS RADIO; • AUTO FREQUENCY FUNCTION HAS BEEN REMOVED; AND • A CHANGE TO THE WAY RECENT DESTINATIONS ARE ACCESSED WHILE USING NAVIGATION. |
| Q631NAS2 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. SEATS. SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE LISTED AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE A 'CREAK' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT DUE TO CONTACT BETWEEN THE INNER AND OUTER TRACK ON THE INBOARD SIDE OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT FRAME. |
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