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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| LTB00883NAS1 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. 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) P068A-00 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A PCM SOFTWARE ISSUE (CPU RESPONSE TIME ERROR DURING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE)." |
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| LTB00866NAS1 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. SEATS. "SITUATION: A 'RATTLE' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE SECOND ROW SEAT AREA OF THE VEHICLE. THIS WILL OCCUR WHEN THE SECOND ROW SEAT IS PUSHED FULLY BACK AND THE VALANCE TRIM IS IN CONTACT WITH THE QUARTER PANEL TRIM. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE SECOND ROW SEAT OUTER HINGE MECHANISM COVER HAVING EXCESSIVE FREE PLAY AT THE REAR." |
| SSM72543 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. "ISSUE: WARRANTY CLAIMS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED FOR PANORAMIC GLASS ROOFS WHEN THERE IS EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL IMPACT DAMAGE. CAUSE: THE GLASS, WHEN INSPECTED, SHOWS CLEAR IMPACT MARKS WHERE AN OBJECT HAS HIT THE GLASS INITIATING THE CRACK." |
| SSM72542 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: 2015 AND SOME 2016 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT MODELS MAY DISPLAY THE FOLLOWING ERROR MESSAGE ON THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY WHEN ATTEMPTING TO USE THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM: AN ERROR HAS OCCURRED DURING “SCREENIN” OF “SKINS/DEFAULT/SWF/NAVPOPUPGENERICSCREEN.SWF” CAUSE: AUDIO HEAD UNIT SOFTWARE CONCERN." |
| LTB00853NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. "SITUATION: A ""RATTLE"" NOISE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OR FROM THE UNDERBODY AREA MAY BE EVIDENT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY REDUCED CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE DRIVESHAFT-REAR AND THE DRIVESHAFT-REAR HEAT SHIELD." |
| LTB00846NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: THE FRONT AND/OR REAR DOOR INTERIOR TRIM PANEL(S) MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE DOOR. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED WHEN THE LOAD APPLIED TO THE DOOR TRIM DURING DOOR CLOSURE EXCEEDS THE EXISTING CLIP CAPABILITY, CAUSING THE DOOR TRIM PANEL TO BECOME DETACHED. LANTERN CLIP PART NUMBER LR044885 HAS A HIGHER RETENTION VALUE AND IS TO BE FITTED TO THE AREAS WHERE THE EXTRA PULL OF FORCE IS EXERTED." |
| LTB00837NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES. "SITUATION: A FLUID LEAK FROM THE TRANSMISSION, POOR SHIFT QUALITY, AND/OR TRANSMISSION NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION COVER GASKET HAVING BEEN DAMAGED DURING MANUFACTURE, ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID TO LEAK." |
| SSM72481 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: WHEN USING THE INCONTROL TOUCH MAP UPDATER, THERE HAVE BEEN ISOLATED REPORTS OF STABILITY CONCERNS DURING ACTIVATING OR UPDATING THE SECURE DIGITAL (SD) CARD. CAUSE: VERSION 2.2 OF THE INCONTROL TOUCH MAP UPDATER HAD THE ABOVE CONCERN." |
| SSM72449 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. "ISSUE: JLR HAVE RECIEVED A NUMBER OF REPORTS DETAILING CONCERN THAT THE PLANT FILLED ENGINE OIL OF THE 2.0GTDI ENGINE APPEARS TO BE CONTAMINATED. CAUSE: THE PLANT FILL OIL HAS AN ADDITIVE TO ENABLE LEAK DETECTION AT VALENCIA ENGINE PLANT (VEP). THIS ADDITIVE HAS NO EFFECT ON THE QUALITY OR FUNCTION OF THE OIL AND IT IS STANDARD THAT THE IT MAY APPEAR TO HAVE A SLIGHTLY RED OR PINK TINT (SEE ATTACHED PICTURE)." |
| SSM72448 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. "ISSUE: THE CUSTOMER MAY OBSERVE A MIL IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RELATING TO THE ENGINE SYSTEM (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) AND ONE OR MORE CODES STORED IN THE PCM RELATING TO HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR (HO2S) IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CODE WILL REFER TO A FAULT WITH THE PRE, OR MID, OR POST CATALYST HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR: P0030, P0031, P00D1, P0130, P0131, P0132, P0133, P0134, P0135, P014C, P2195, P2196, P2231, P2237, P2243, P2245, P2251, P2297, P2626, P2A00, P0050, P0051, P00D3, P0150, P0151, P0152, P0153, P0154, P0155, P2197, P2198, P2234, P2240, P2247, P2254, P0037, P0038, P0054, P0136, P0137, P0138, P0139, P013A, P013E, P0140, P0141, P2270, P2271, P0056, P0057, P0060, P013C, P014A, P0156, P0157, P0158, P0159, P0160, P0161, P2272, P2273, P0042, P0043, P0044, P0055, P0142, P0143, P0144, P0147, P2274, P2275, P0061, P0062, P0063, P0162, P0163, P0164, P0167, P2276, P2277 UPON DIAGNOSIS NO FAULT IS FOUND WITH THE WIRING HARNESS OR CONNECTOR AND THE FAULT IS DETERMINED TO BE WITH THE SENSOR (HAVING FOLLOWED THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION AND HELP TEXT RELATING TO PCM CODES AS READ BY SDD). CAUSE: THE ROOT CAUSE HAS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION." |
| SSM72011 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE THE WRONG COMPONENT MAYBE REPLACED WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY IN CAR. CAUSE THE FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE(TOUCHSCREEN) HAS NO EFFECT ON BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY IN THE CAR AND AS SUCH MAY BE INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED AS THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE." |
| Q495NAS2 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "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." |
| LTB00836NAS2 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. "SITUATION: THE TAILGATE INTERIOR TRIM PANEL MAY BECOME DETACHED FROM THE TAILGATE DURING CLOSING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CLIPS NOT BEING FULLY ENGAGED DURING ASSEMBLY." |
| SSM72418 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: WHEN ATTEMPTING TO COMPLETE THE PRE DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI) APPLICATION USING SYMPTOM DRIVEN DIAGNOSTICS (SDD), YOU MAY BE INSTRUCTED THAT THE KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE (KVM) SOFTWARE IS NOT AT THE CORRECT SOFTWARE LEVEL AND REQUIRES UPDATING. IF EXISTING MODULE PROGRAMMING IS THEN ATTEMPTED YOU MAY THEN PROMPTED THAT THE SOFTWARE LOADED TO THE MODULE IS LATER THAN SDD IS PROPOSING TO LOAD AND TO CONTACT RETAILER TECHNICAL SUPPORT. CAUSE: DURING THE PDI APPLICATION, SDD IS INCORRECTLY CHECKING THE KVM SOFTWARE LEVEL" |
| SSM72413 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR. "ISSUE WHEN REMOVING THE TRANSPORTATION STEERING WHEEL COVER, RESIDUE FROM THE COVER MAY BE FOUND LEFT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. CAUSE DEGRADATION OF THE PROTECTIVE COVER IN CERTAIN CLIMATIC CONDITIONS." |
| SSM72355 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: AT 16MY THE RETAILER PDI PROCESS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE A NEW WI-FI FEATURE. CAUSE: CERTAIN 16MY LAND ROVERS WILL NOW BE OPTIONALLY EQUIPPED WITH WI-FI (SEE MARKETING BULLETIN MPR15-21ANNOUNCING INCONTROL WI-FI)." |
| SSM72456 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. ISSUE: CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT THE POWERFOLD DOOR MIRRORS WILL NOT POWERFOLD OR ARE LOOSE -SEE ATTACHED MOVIE FILE WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE ISSUE. |
| LTB00923NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. SITUATION: THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT RAIL MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT TO PASSENGERS IF CONTACTED WITH FORCE WHILE THE SEAT IS IN ITS REARMOST SETTING. |
| SSM72676 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "ISSUE: •ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ILLUMINATED. •P0132 STATUS 60 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM)." |
| LTB00916NAS2 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SITUATION: A RATTLE NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND/OR THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) IS ILLUMINATED. THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) THAT MAY BE LOGGED INCLUDE P0016, P0017, P0026, OR P0341. |
| LTB00911NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH ACTIVE DRIVELINE, THE MESSAGE 'TWO WHEEL DRIVE ONLY FAULT - TRACTION REDUCED' MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) P0745-92, P0942-92, P0C06-00, P18A5-64, U0001-82, U0001-83, U0001-87, U0037-81, U0037-82, U0037-83, U0037-87, AND U3000-49 MAY BE STORED IN THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE CONTROL MODULE (AWDCM) |
| LTB00909NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. SITUATION: THE MESSAGE “2 WHEEL DRIVE ONLY, TRACTION REDUCED” MAY BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN OIL SMELL IN THE VEHICLE CABIN. |
| SSM72738 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH. ISSUE: THE BONNET OPEN WARNING LIGHT IS ON BUT THE BONNET APPEARS CLOSED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ALARM TO TRIGGER OR THE VEHICLE TO NOT LOCK. |
| SSM72736 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; 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. |
| SSM72584 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; 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. |
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