Service bulletins for the 2009 Land Rover LR2
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.
122 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM69578 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM THEY HAVE ERRORS OR THE SYSTEM FREEZES ON THE “INITIALIZING” SCREEN. CAUSE: SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES" |
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| SSM66837 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). "ISSUE: THE GEARSHIFT INTERLOCK BUTTON INOPERATIVE OR SPRING HAS COME ADRIFT (SEE ATTACHED) CAUSE: THE INTERLOCK BUTTON MECHANISM HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE FROM VIN NO. H372254 UK BUILD L910950 PUNE BUILD" |
| SSM59197 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY (TSD) ALSO KNOWN AS FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FCDIM) OR HIGH LEVEL DISPLAY FRONT (HLDF) ON OCCASIONS MAY FAIL TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE CORRECTLY RESULTING IN NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MODULE AND BLANK SCREEN. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OR A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTION DURING THE DOWNLOAD" |
| SSM71823 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUED MAY 2014: DURING A RECENT MARKET VISIT IT WAS NOTED THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DEALERS HAVE BEEN CARRYING OUT PDI’S AND THEN RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO A STORAGE COMPOUND WITHOUT REFITTING THE TRANSIT RELAY OR RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO TRANSIT MODE. TRANSIT MODE / TRANSIT RELAY ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMER’S BATTERY UP TO THE POINT OF DELIVERY. ALL VEHICLES IN STORAGE MUST HAVE THE TRANSIT RELAY IN PLACE OR BE IN TRANSIT MODE." |
| SSM59197 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY (TSD) ALSO KNOWN AS FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FCDIM) OR HIGH LEVEL DISPLAY FRONT (HLDF) ON OCCASIONS MAY FAIL TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE CORRECTLY RESULTING IN NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MODULE AND BLANK SCREEN. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OR A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTION DURING THE DOWNLOAD." |
| "LAND ROVER PROD | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. TECHNICAL UPDATES RELATED TO BULLETINS REFERENCED IN DOCUMENT. |
| SSM71815 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT WHEN AN IPOD/IPHONE IS CONNECTED TO THE IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USING THE IPOD/IPHONE USB CABLE ONLY, THE PLAYBACK SOUND MAY BE DISTORTED OR JUMPS/SKIPS. CAUSE: UNKNOWN, CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION." |
| LTB00566NAS3 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. "SITUATION: THE FUEL GAUGE MAY BE INOPERATIVE OR INACCURATE. CAUSE: THESE ISSUES MAY BE CAUSED BY FRETTING CORROSION ACROSS THE FUEL SENDER HARNESS PINS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK." |
| SSM71788 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. STEERING:LINKAGES. "ISSUE: IN INSTANCES WHERE DEALERS HAVE IDENTIFIED DAMAGE TO THE INNER BALL JOINT (IBJ) OF STEERING GEARS ON FREELANDER 2/LR2 PRODUCTS, DEALERS HAVE BEEN REPLACING COMPLETE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLIES. CAUSE: PREVIOUSLY, THE INNER BALL JOINTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AS SEPARATE LOWER LEVEL REPAIR ITEMS THROUGH MICROCAT." |
| SSM71198 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: WARRANTY CLAIMS AND EPQR HAVE BEEN RECEIVED WHERE TECHNICAL BULLETIN LTB00342 HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON VEHICLES OUTSIDE THE VIN RANGE IN THE BULLETIN. THERE IS ALSO EVIDENCE THAT THE BULLETIN HAS BEEN COMPLETED ON EVOQUE. SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGES 46477, 54417 AND 55837 ALSO REFER TOLTB00342. ACTION: THE REPAIR OUTLINED IN LTB00342 (CURRENTLY AT VERSION 2) MUST ONLY BE COMPLETED ON FREELANDER 2 (LR2) WITHIN THE BULLETIN VIN RANGE 000212 TO 257090. AT VIN 257091 AN IMPROVED PINION BEARING DESIGN WAS INTRODUCED ALONG WITH A DESIGN CHANGE TO THE DIFFERENTIAL." |
| SSM69478 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE PREFERENCES ON THE TOUCHSCREEN, THEY MAY HAVE ERRORS OR GREYED OUT BUTTONS. CAUSE: SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES ACTION: IF A CUSTOMER REPORTS THE CONCERN DETAILED ABOVE AN HLDF SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL BE REQUIRED USING SDD. TO COMPLETE THE UPDATE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW:-" |
| SSM68338 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE :- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE GRIDLINES ON THE GRAPHICAL DISPLAY ARE MISSING CAUSE :- POSSIBILITY THAT IT HAS BEEN SWITCHED OFF BY THE USER ACTION :- IF INVESTIGATING A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF NO GRIDLINES ON THE GRAPHICAL DISPLAY, THEN PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHMENT OR THE VEHICLE HANDBOOK." |
| LTB00348NAS3 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; INTERIOR LIGHTING. "SITUATION: WATER MAY ENTER THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP AREA. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY WATER PASSING THROUGH THE HIGH-MOUNTED STOP LAMP SEAL." |
| SSM71420 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "RE-ISSUED FEBRUARY 2014. ISSUE: THE PRIMARY DOOR SEALS COME ADRIFT FROM THE BODY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR APERTURE. CAUSE: THE CAUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO HELP ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE." |
| SSM70878 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. "ISSUE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS (HALF SHAFTS) RUBBER BOOTS SPLIT OR DAMAGED ON LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER VEHICLES IN WARRANTY. CAUSE: UNKNOWN – ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON-GOING." |
| SSM69578 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM THEY HAVE ERRORS OR THE SYSTEM FREEZES ON THE “INITIALIZING” SCREEN. CAUSE: SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY ISSUES" |
| SSM69478 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "RE-ISSUED FEBRUARY 2014. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT WHEN TRYING TO ACCESS THE PREFERENCES ON THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY THEY ENCOUNTER ERRORS OR GREYED OUT BUTTONS. CAUSE: AUDIO CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE ISSUES." |
| LTB00401NAS4 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING; WHEELS; TIRES. SITUATION: THE STEERING WHEEL MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A ROAD WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY IMBALANCE AND/OR TEMPORARY TIRE FLAT-SPOTTING. |
| SSM 71420 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "ISSUE: THE PRIMARY DOOR SEALS COME ADRIFT FROM THE BODY AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DOOR APERTURE. CAUSE: THE CAUSE IS BEING INVESTIGATED AND INFORMATIONIS REQUIRED TO HELP ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE." |
| SSM70718 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT THEIR PHONE, DISCONNECTS DURING OR AFTER PHONE CALLS, SHOWS AS PAIRED BUT NOT AVAILABLE, IS NOT SHOWING AS PAIRED BUT IS AVAILABLE, IS DIFFICULT TO PAIR, AUDIO FRAGMENTS WHEN STREAMING MUSIC AND/OR OTHER UNEXPECTED BEHAVIOR. CAUSE: THIS CAN BE A RESULT OF REDUCED PHONE POWER DUE TO THE FOLLOWING:- • BATTERY LIFE SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE CUSTOMERS DEVICE, • OTHER APPLICATIONS RUNNING IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE CUSTOMERS DEVICE (SUCH AS GAMES, SOCIAL MEDIA APPS, SEARCHING FOR NUMEROUS PAIRED DEVICES). • A BREAK IN THE LINE OF SIGHT FROM THE IAM TO THE CUSTOMER DEVICE (E.G. DEVICE IN POCKET CAUSING ATTENUATION BY THE HUMAN BODY). • ANOMALIES INTRODUCED WITH SOFTWARE UPDATES OF DEVICE THAT MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTHENTICATION BETWEEN THE CUSTOMER DEVICE AND THE VEHICLE. NOTE: THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED ON OFFICIAL PHONE MANUFACTURERS “SUPPORT” WEB SITES." |
| LTB00626NAS1 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. "SITUATION: ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES MAY BE EVIDENT: • THE ALARM IS TRIGGERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON; • THE 'HOOD OPEN' MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; AND/OR • A MISLOCK SOUND IS EMITTED WHEN LOCKING THE VEHICLE. CAUSE: THESE ISSUES MAY BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY HOOD OPEN SWITCH." |
| LTB00566NAS2 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. "SITUATION: THE FUEL GAUGE MAY EXPERIENCE ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: • LR4, RANGE ROVER SPORT ONLY: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) U0128-00 STORED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC); • FUEL GAUGE INOPERATIVE; • FUEL GAUGE NOT SHOWING MORE THAN HALF FULL; • FUEL GAUGE FLUCTUATES; AND/OR • FUEL GAUGE SWITCHES ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSE: THESE ISSUES MAY BE CAUSED BY:• LR4, RANGE ROVER SPORT ONLY: SOFTWARE ISSUE WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC). • BACKED-OUT PINS IN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS: INTERNAL TO THE FUEL TANK (SENDER WIRING), FUEL PUMP MODULE, AND/OR FUEL TANK FLANGE ASSEMBLY. • FRETTING CORROSION ACROSS THE FUEL SENDER HARNESS PINS INSIDE THE FUEL TANK (BLACK CONNECTORS)." |
| SSM68378 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: THIS SSM HAS BEEN RELEASED TO ADDRESS THE HIGH NUMBER OF SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES RETURNED, MANY OF WHICH ARE DEEMED AS “NO FAULT FOUND”. CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS." |
| SSM67897 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; SEATS. "ISSUE INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED SEAT MODULES CAN CAUSE INCORRECT FUNCTIONING OF THE SEAT, OR BATTERY DRAIN ISSUES. THE VEHICLE SEAT MEMORY MODULE LOGS U1A4C 00, “BUILD END OF LINE MODE ACTIVE” CAUSE THE SEAT MODULE HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED TO THE VEHICLE." |
| SSM66897 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION AND PARK BRAKE ACTIVATION / DE-ACTIVATION FUNCTIONALITY ISSUES WITH RELATED DTCS C2007-11 OR C2008-11. CAUSE: JLR ENGINEERING ARE CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE." |
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