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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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SSM726072017-06-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. INCONTROL TOUCH CANNOT SWITCH SDARS CHANNELS
SSM725792017-06-13. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION: WARNINGS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. REAR PARK AID MAY BE INOPERATIVE
SSM725432017-06-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY. PANORAMIC GLASS ROOFS DAMAGED BY EXTERNAL IMPACTS
SSM723282017-06-13. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. JLR INVESTIGATING POWERED TAILGATE STRUT FAILURERS
SSM721312017-06-13. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. JLR INVESTIGATING SIDE DOOR LATCH CONERNS
SSM712782017-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. VEHICLE STEERING FEELS HEAVIER THAN EXPECTED ACCOMPANIED BY VISUAL OR AUDIIBLE WARNINGS
SGI16-142017-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. ACTIVE DRIVELINE MODELS MY EXIBIT WARNING MESSAGE '2WD ONLY TRACTION REDUCED'
SGI15-30 (ISSUE2017-06-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE TOUCHSCREEN, RADIO, OR NAVIGATION ISSUES.
Q572NAS12017-06-13. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. ACTIVE DRIVELINE MODELS MY EXIBIT WARNING MESSAGE '2WD ONLY TRACTION REDUCED'
LTB00902NAS12017-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). ENGINE MIL MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH VARIOUS DTC CODES
LTB00896NAS12017-06-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. POWERED TAILGATE MODELS MAY HAVE WATER ENTER THE LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT
LTB00890NAS22017-06-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. SQUEAK NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE TAILGATE
SSM725842017-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; 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. WORK IS ON-GOING TO DELIVER REVISED PCM SOFTWARE; TIMING IS TO BE CONFIRMED. 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."
SGI16-042017-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "DESCRIPTION AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES LISTED WITHIN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE POLYVINYL CHLORIDE (PVC) TAPE INSTEAD OF ANTI-ABRASION TAPE HAS BEEN USED ON AN ENGINE BAY HARNESS."
LTB00890NAS12017-06-12. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. "SITUATION: A 'SQUEAK' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A CLASH CONDITION BETWEEN THE TAILGATE FINISHER AND INNER TAIL LAMP(S)."
SSM725762017-06-12. Service bulletin. TRAILER HITCHES; BACK OVER PREVENTION: CAMERA SYSTEM. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS ARE EXPRESSING CONCERNS WITH THE TOW HITCH ASSIST ACCURACY. CAUSE: THE IMAGE OVERLAY ON THE HLDF IS NOT ACCURATELY ALIGNED TO THE TOW HITCH (SEE ATTACHMENT)."
SSM725692017-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "CONCERN: DISCOVERY SPORT L550 (LC) 2016MY & RANGE ROVER EVOQUE L538 (LV) 2016MY FITTED WITH PETROL 2.0L GTDI ENGINE AND 9HP48 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: TRANSMISSION SUPPORTING BOLT INCORRECTLY FITTED AT THE MANUFACTURING PLANT AND UNDER NORMAL OPERATION THERE IS NO EFFECT. WHEN REUSING THE TRANSMISSION BOLT IDENTIFIED IN THE ATTACHMENT, IT IS POSSIBLE TO STRIP THE SUMP THREAD WHEN REINSTALLING THE BOLT. REPLACEMENT REQUIRED WHEN REFITTING THE TRANMISSION ON THE AFFECTED VIN RANGES BELOW. DISCOVERY SPORT L550 (LC) 16MY: FROM • H549138 TO H558173 • EVOQUE L538 (LV) 16MY: FROM H082655 TO H091396 CAUSE: INCORRECT TRANSMISSION BOLT FITTED AT MANUFACTURING PLANT."
SSM725652017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT LOSS OF CLIMATE CONTROL IN HVAC SYSTEM AND/OR SEAT HEATING, WHICH IS DUE TO HVAC SOFTWARE COMMUNICATION ISSUES ON THE LIN BUS. THE COMMUNICATION CEASES UPON SHUTDOWN AND DOES NOT RECOVER UPON WAKE UP. SYMPTOMS INCLUDE: • DTC’S. • HVAC BLOWER BECOMES INOPERATIVE BECAUSE THERE IS NO STEPPER CONTROL. • NO LIN COMMUNICATION TO THE SEATS AND THEREFORE, NO CLIMATE SEAT CONTROL. CAUSE: HVAC SOFTWARE."
SSM725592017-06-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER HAS OBSERVED 'CHECK ENGINE LIGHT' - ALSO KNOWN AS 'ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)' - ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER & P2096-00 AND OR P2097- 00 IS EVIDENT IN THE PCM. ACTION: AS PER THE 'POSSIBLE CAUSE' LISTED IN TOPIX, THERE MAY BE AN AIR LEAK IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. CARRY OUT A LEAK CHECK OF THE EXHAUST SYSTEM AND FOLLOW THE ACTIONS AS DETAILED BELOW:"
SSM725582017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: L405 – RANGE ROVER: FROM 14MY ONWARDS L494 – RANGE ROVER SPORT: FROM 14MY ONWARDS L538 – RANGE ROVER EVOQUE: FROM 14MY ONWARDS L550 – LAND ROVER SPORT: FROM 15MY ONWARDS 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. CAUSE: THE NEW RFA MODULE SUPPLIED IS MANUFACTURED WITH PRE-FLASHED SOFTWARE FOR ‘DUAL CAN’ VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES ARE ‘MULTICAN’ AND NOT ‘DUAL CAN’ AND WILL NOT COMMUNICATE WITH SDD FOR PROGRAMMING OR UPDATE WITHOUT COMPLETING THE ACTION INSTRUCTIONS DETAILED BELOW."
SSM725482017-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. "ISSUE: THE GLASS RUN SEAL TUCKS IN NEAR THE 1. DOOR MIRROR ON L538 2. THE GLASS RUN SEAL TUCKS IN ON THE GLASS RUN LOWER CHANNEL ON L550 3. BOTH VARIANTS PRODUCE A SQUEAK WHEN THE WINDOW RAISE/LOWER FUNCTION IS OPERATED CAUSE: GLASS RUN SEAL LOOSES THE FLOCK AND THIS INCREASES THE FRICTION BETWEEN THE GLASS AND THE SEAL."
SSM724872017-06-12. Service bulletin. TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: A NUMBER OF INSTANCES HAVE BEEN REPORTED WHERE A LOSS OF PRESSURE IN TYRES HAS BEEN OBSERVED WITH ASSOCIATED TYRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM (TPMS) WARNING MESSAGES. CUSTOMERS AND RETAILERS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RE-INFLATE AND MAINTAIN SERVICE PRESSURES DUE TO LEAKAGE FROM THE TPMS VALVES. ISSUE MAY AFFECT: 15MY AND 16MY RANGE ROVER EVOQUE, DISCOVERY SPORT, RANGE ROVER (ALL NEW), DISCOVERY 4/LR4, RANGE ROVER SPORT VEHICLES. CAUSE: RETAILER TECHNICIANS HAVE OBSERVED TPMS VALVES WHERE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF AIR LOSS OR LEAKAGE FROM THE BASE OF THE VALVE STEM OR THROUGH THE TPMS VALVE CORE ."
SSM712782017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THE VEHICLE STEERING FEELS HEAVY POTENTIALLY ACCOMPANIED BY VISUAL OR AUDIBLE WARNINGS THROUGH THE INSTRUMENT PACK. THE FOLLOWING DTCS MAY ALSO BE LOGGED: EPAS DTCS LOGGED: -B1304-16: ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) SYSTEM CIRCUIT VOLTAGE BELOW THRESHOLD -U3001-00: POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM) SYSTEM IMPROPER SHUTDOWN. THESE MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY: -U0001-87 / 88 HIGH SPEED CAN BUS INVALID SERIAL DATA RECEIVED / MISSING MESSAGE. CHCM DTCS LOGGED: -U0131-00 CHASSIS CONTROL MODULE (CHCM) LOST COMMS WITH PSCM. -U3003-62 BATTERY VOLTAGE SIGNAL COMPARE FAILURE. -U0420-68 CHCM INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM PSCM. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY: -LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. -WIRING HARNESS ISSUE (SHORT / OPEN CIRCUIT, HIGH RESISTANCE). -HIGH RESISTANCE AT EPAS EARTH TERMINAL (FOR L405/L494) G1D132 AND OR G4D178, (SEE ATTACHED DIAGRAM). OR IF ON L550/L538 HIGH RESISTANCE AT G1D122A, G1D122B, G1D122AZ AND G1D108."
SGI15-412017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "DESCRIPTION AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES LISTED WITHIN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE SUNGLASSES HOLDER WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED WHEN USING THE OPEN/CLOSE FUNCTION. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY VEHICLES ALREADY REGISTERED AND IN USE, EITHER WITH THE RETAILER OR CUSTOMER. ANY VEHICLE ALREADY IN USE MAY CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN AND ANY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS DEEMED NECESSARY WILL BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH A SEPARATE TECHNICAL BULLETIN OR FIELD SERVICE ACTION."
Q537 UPS12515-1B2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES LISTED WITHIN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE SUNGLASSES HOLDER WILL NOT REMAIN LATCHED WHEN USING THE OPEN/CLOSE FUNCTION. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY VEHICLES ALREADY REGISTERED AND IN USE, EITHER WITH THE RETAILER OR CUSTOMER. ANY VEHICLE ALREADY IN USE MAY CONTINUE TO BE DRIVEN AND ANY REPAIR INSTRUCTIONS DEEMED NECESSARY WILL BE COMMUNICATED THROUGH A SEPARATE TECHNICAL BULLETIN OR FIELD SERVICE ACTION. 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."

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