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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| SSM54417 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION; EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN OF EXCESSIVE HUMMING NOISE AND OR RUMBLE OR HIGH PITCHED WHINE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, DEALER DIAGNOSIS IDENTIFIES THE NOISE IS COMING FROM THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY. CAUSE: THE PINION TAIL BEARING IS WORN DUE TO STATIC OVER LOADING." |
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| LTB00704NAS1 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "SITUATION: THIS IS AN INFORMATION ONLY BULLETIN TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING ISSUES. ACTION: WHEN DIAGNOSING CUSTOMER CONCERNS RELATING TO THE HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM, REFER TO THE SERVICE INFORMATION BELOW." |
| SSM72120 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "NOTE ONLY APPLICABLE TO EARLY TYPE KEY FITTED UPTO 12 MODEL YEAR. ISSUE REPORTS OF KEY CASE BULGING. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO." |
| LTB00715NAS1 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "SITUATION: THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2188 STORED IN THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM). CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY AN ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) CALIBRATION ERROR." |
| SSM72011 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "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" |
| SSM66837 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL); STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). ISSUE: THE GEARSHIFT INTERLOCK BUTTON INOPERATIVE OR SPRING HAS COME ADRIFT (SEE APPENDIX 1) CAUSE: THE INTERLOCK BUTTON MECHANISM HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO PREVENT THIS ISSUE FROM VIN NO. H372254 UK BUILD L910950 PUNE BUILD ACTION: TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE PLEASE REPLACE THE GEAR SELECTOR KNOB ONLY |
| SSM56457 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. "ISSUE: REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF ENGINE DAMAGE OCCURRING, WHICH IS CAUSED BY THE USE OF NON-APPROVED ENGINE INDUCTION / FUEL INJECTION CLEANING EQUIPMENT OR MATERIALS. THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ""VACU-FLUSH"" TYPE EQUIPMENT. CAUSE: THE USE OF NON-APPROVED EQUIPMENT CAN CAUSE THE ENGINES TO HYDRO-LOCK, OR CAUSE OTHER ENGINE DAMAGE, AND SOMETIMES THE ONLY POSSIBLE REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE." |
| LTB00566NAS4 | 2017-06-02. 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." |
| SSM71997 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "ISSUE CUSTOMERS MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH IPHONES 6 AND 6PLUS, AS WELL AS IPHONES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO IOS8. THE ISSUE IS COMMON ACROSS ALL MANUFACTURERS SYMPTOMS WHEN THE APPLE DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO THE CAR SYSTEM AND A CALL IS RECEIVED THERE IS NO OPTION TO ANSWER OR REJECT THE INCOMING CALL ON THE SYSTEM. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ALSO HAVE NO EFFECT. THE TOUCH SCREEN CONTINUES TO DISPLAY THE PHONE SCREEN. THE POP-UP SCREEN TO ANSWER OR REJECT THE CALL IS NOT SHOWN." |
| LTB00692NAS1 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS. "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 OUTSIDE OF THE LAMP UNIT. THIS CONDENSATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CLEAR LENSES CONDENSATION IS LIKELY TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LAMP. CONDENSATION WILL CLEAR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME LENGTH OF TIME AND IN WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES." |
| LTB00660NAS2 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; PARKING BRAKE. "SITUATION: THE FRONT AND/OR REAR PARKING AID SYSTEM MAY BE INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A CORRODED WIRING HARNESS AT THE FRONT AND/OR REAR BUMPER HARNESSES." |
| LTB00575NAS3 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN. "SITUATION: THE HORN MAY BE INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY LOOSE HORN LINK LEAD CONNECTOR TERMINALS." |
| SSM71947 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR; STEERING; STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN. "ISSUE: WHEN INVESTIGATING A CUSTOMER REPORTED STEERING ISSUE IT IS FOUND THAT THERE IS OIL/FLUID PRESENT AROUND THE STEERING GEAR INPUT SHAFT. CAUSE: OIL OR GREASE LEAK PAST INPUT SHAFT SEAL THROUGH NORMAL USE OR SEAL FAILURE." |
| SSM61017 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. "ISSUE: THE CUSTOMER REPORTS A CLICK NOISE WHILE MANOEUVRING AT LOW SPEEDS – LR2 / FREELANDER 2 ONLY. THE ISSUE IS IDENTIFIED AS A CLICK NOISE FROM A FRONT DRIVE SHAFT (HALF SHAFT). CAUSE: SMALL AMOUNT OF MOVEMENT OF THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT WITHIN THE HUB." |
| SSM71914 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. "ISSUE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATORS ARE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ARE FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO INTERNAL REGULATOR CHIP DAMAGE. CAUSE ALTERNATORS ARE BEING DAMAGED DUE TO CROSS POLARITY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED." |
| SSM71894 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. "ISSUE: ONLY APPLICABLE TO L538 (EVOQUE) AND L359 (LR2, FREELANDER 2) VEHICLES FITTED WITH 2.0GTDI ENGINES. WARRANTY DATA INDICATES A VOLUME OF FUEL INJECTORS BEING REPLACED IN RELATION TO THE SYMPTOM OUTLINED BELOW: VEHICLES SUFFERING FROM A MISFIRE AT COLD START AND ON SOME OCCASIONS INTERMITTENT ROUGH RUNNING AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE, WITH VARIOUS DTC'S STORED SUCH AS P0300-00 P0301-00 P0302-00 P0304-00 P1315-00 P0316-00 CAUSE: ENGINEERING WOULD LIKE TO GAIN FURTHER UNDERSTANDING INTO THE CAUSE OF THESE FUEL INJECTOR FAILURES." |
| 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" |
| 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." |
| LTB00540NAS3 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "SITUATION: A 'SMART KEY NOT FOUND' MESSAGE MAY BE DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC) WHEN THE SMART KEY HANDSET IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER CONSOLE CUPHOLDER. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY LOW SMART KEY HANDSET BATTERY VOLTAGE OR WHERE A MOBILE PHONE, LAPTOP, OR OTHER RELATED ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS PLACED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SMART KEY HANDSET. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ESTABLISH IF ANY OF THESE ARE THE CASE BEFORE CONTINUING WITH EITHER SERVICE INSTRUCTION. IF NONE OF THESE ARE EVIDENT, IT MAY BE CAUSED BY NON-LINEARITY OF THE HANDSET LF AMPLIFIER." |
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