Service bulletins for the 2012 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.
179 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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." |
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| 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." |
| LTB00575NAS2 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. "SITUATION: THE HORN MAY BE INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY LOOSE HORN LINK LEAD CONNECTOR TERMINALS." |
| 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." |
| LTB00575NAS1 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. "SITUATION: THE HORN MAY BE INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY LOOSE HORN LINK LEAD CONNECTOR TERMINALS." |
| SSM67837 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "ISSUE: THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF PRIMARY DOOR SEALS COMING ADRIFT FROM THE BODY AND CANNOT BE ROBUSTLY REFITTED TO THE VEHICLE CAUSE: THE CAUSE OF THE PARTS COMING ADRIFT IS UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT AS THE PARTS ARE A ONE TIME FIT ITEM REFITTING THEM USING ADHESIVE OR DOUBLE SIDED TAPE WILL NOT WORK" |
| SSM67617 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER. "ISSUE: DURING DEALER TECHNICIAN INVESTIGATION FOR RELATED HALDEX COUPLING ISSUES AND ASSOCIATED FAULT CODES, TECHNICIAN'S MAY IDENTIFY A 'BLACK SLUDGE' TYPE SUBSTANCE IN THE OIL,FILTER,HALDEX PUMP AS SHOWN IN THE PICTURE ATTACHED. CAUSE: THE 'BLACK SLUDGE' IS FROM THE ADDITIVES IN THE OIL SOLIDIFYING OUT IN THE COLD OIL." |
| SSM66897 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; 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." |
| SSM64017 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. REPUBLISHED AUGUST 2013. CUSTOMER REPORTS SMART KEY NOT FOUND. |
| SSM66617 | 2017-04-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN WITH A FLAT BATTERY OR POOR STARTING; WHEN TESTING THE BATTERY IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CHARGE IS REQUIRED. CAUSE: WHEN CHARGING A BATTERY (BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) WITH A BMS (BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM) FITTED, THE EARTH FROM THE CHARGER MUST BE CONNECTED TO A SUITABLE CHASSIS OR ENGINE EARTH (CHECK TOPIX FOR APPROPRIATE LOCATION). THIS ALLOWS THE BMS TO SEE THE CURRENT GOING INTO THE BATTERY. HOWEVER WHEN USING A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGER FROM MIDTRONICS SUCH AS GR1, GRX GR8(110 VOLTS)THIS CONNECTION PROCESS CAN CAUSE AN INCORRECT BATTERY ANALYSIS DUE TO THE EXTRA RESISTANCE IN THE WIRING WHEN CONNECTED TO A CHASSIS OR ENGINE EARTH." |
| SSM60517 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:LINKAGES; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING WARRANTY ANALYSIS OF STEERING RACKS REPORTED TO BE LEAKING, 75% HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NO FAULT FOUND, FOLLOWING TESTING. CAUSE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE RECENTLY VISITED DEALERSHIPS WHERE A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FOR AN OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE PINION HOUSING, CASTING, YOKE PLUG OR THE GAITER ADJACENT TO THE PINION HOUSING. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK PATH WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSE O-RING SEALS." |
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