Service bulletins for the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover 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.
345 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM71893 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS REPORT A REPEAT ISSUE OF ENGINE NOISE FROM THE TIMING CHAIN SYSTEM, AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED. CAUSE: THE TIMING CHAIN WAS NOT AT THE CORRECT TENSION. THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE FULL REPAIR PROCEDURE IN TSB LTB00474 NOT BEING FOLLOWED - A COMPLETE SET OF TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS AND BLADES WERE NOT FITTED." |
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| SSM62857 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "ISSUE: A REPLACEMENT AJ133 ENGINE HAS BEEN FITTED INTO A VEHICLE. THE ENGINE CRANKS NORMALLY BUT WILL NOT START. CAUSE: THE ENGINE MAY HAVE BEEN FITTED WITH THE WRONG CAMSHAFT TIMING RINGS." |
| SSM58137 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT BRAKE SQUEAL FROM THE FRONT OR REAR OF THE VEHICLE SINCE THE ROUTINE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE PADS. VEHICLES WITH STANDARD BRAKES ONLY. CAUSE: BRAKE COMPRESSIBILITY OF THE PAD, WHILST WITHIN SPECIFICATION, MAY BE SLIGHTLY INCOMPATIBLE WITH THE DRIVING STYLE AND VEHICLE USAGE PATTERNS OF A SMALL NUMBER OF CUSTOMERS. WHILTST THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM, IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES THIS MAY LEAD TO NOISE BECOMING APPARENT." |
| SSM55997 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. "ISSUE: UPON REPLACEMENT OF THE FRONT BRAKE PADS, THE BRAKE PAD RETAINING PINS MAY BE DIFFICULT TO REMOVE. VEHICLES FITTED WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE/BREMBO BRAKES, POST 10 MODEL YEAR ONLY. RANGE ROVER SPORT AA215623 TO CA738069. RANGE ROVER AA302697 TO CA373799. VEHICLES AFTER THE END VIN NUMBERS QUOTED ABOVE WILL HAVE THE NEW PINS FITTED AS STANDARD. CAUSE: GALVANIC CORROSION OF THE RETAINING PINS. THE PINS NOW HAVE A NEW PLATING WHICH IS MORE RESISTANT TO CORROSION." |
| SSM49497 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING. "ISSUE: AN OIL LEAK MAY BE DETECTED FROM THE STEERING GEAR AND INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A REPLACEMENT STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. CAUSE: LEAK FROM THE WAGNER/STEERING GEAR DAMPING VALVE OR SEALING WASHER (SEE ATTACHED PHOTO'S)" |
| SSM45144 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM:SPRINGS/BAGS; SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT SUSPENSION LOW ON ONE SIDE OR DROPPING WHEN LEFT PARKED. CAUSE: AIR LEAK FROM A FRONT OR REAR AIR SPRING TO DAMPER LOWER SEAL." |
| SSM44211 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM. "ISSUE: A REVIEW OF FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM WARRANTY RETURNS FROM VARIOUS MARKETS HAS SHOWN THAT ARM ASSEMBLIES HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY CHANGED FOR KNOCK ISSUES WHEN THE FRONT BUSH IS CRACKED AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AS PER TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS LTB00204V4 AND LTB00123V4. CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS OF FRONT AND REAR BUSH ISSUES. SEE ATTACHED PHOTO SHOWING AN EXAMPLE OF A CRACKED FRONT BUSH." |
| SSM41438 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR. "ISSUE: MISDIAGNOSIS OF MINOR FLUID LEAKS FROM THE STABILIZER BAR. ACTION: IN ORDER TO CORRECTLY DIAGNOSE THE LEAK PATH ON A STABILIZER BAR, CLEAN THE SUSPECTED AREA THOROUGHLY AND CONFIRM IF THE LEAK IS FROM THE PIPE O-RINGS, THE STABILIZER BAR HYDRAULIC SEAL OR SOMEWHERE ELSE. IF FOUND TO BE FROM THE PIPE O-RINGS (SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT), THESE ARE SERVICEABLE PARTS AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. IF THE LEAK IS FOUND TO BE FROM THE HYDRAULIC SEAL, THIS IS NOT A SERVICEABLE PART AND A NEW STABILIZER BAR WILL BE REQUIRED." |
| SSM37759 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. TIRES. "ISSUE. A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT UNEVEN TYRE WEAR ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH 20 INCH WHEELS AND CONTINENTAL 4X4 SPORT CONTACT TYRES. CAUSE. WITH REFERENCE TO THE PHOTO ATTACHED, DUE TO THE TREAD PATTERN DESIGN OF THIS TYRE, THERE CAN APPEAR TO BE INNER OR OUTER SHOULDER WEAR. THIS IS IN FACT JUST THE NATURAL TREAD WEAR, BUT AS THE DESIGN OF THE LATERAL GROOVES CONTINUES AROUND TO THE SIDEWALL, THE VERY ENDS OF THE GROOVES DO NOT WEAR GIVING RISE TO A ""BAND"" OF WEAR AT THE EDGE OF THE CONTACT PATCH." |
| LTB00712NAS1 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SITUATION: THE TOUCH SCREEN (TS), ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FCDIM) OR THE HIGH LINE DISPLAY FRONT (HLDF), MAY BE WRONGLY REPLACED WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING IF ISSUES ARE INCORRECTLY ATTRIBUTED TO IT. CAUSE: THE TS MAY BE INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS THE SOURCE OF THE FAULT AND REPLACED IN ERROR." |
| 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." |
| SSM72117 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE: HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSTICS ON 3.0L AJ126 AND 5.0L AJ133 ENGINES HAVE BEEN UPDATED. ACTION: PLEASE REFER TO THE PROCEDURE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS THE NEW INFORMATION THROUGH SDD." |
| SSM72094 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF A SQUEAK OR CREAK FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA ON ROTATION OF THE STEERING WHEEL. RANGE ROVER SPORT L320 ONLY. CAUSE: THE POWER STEERING PINION SEAL LACKS LUBRICATION AND DRIES OUT." |
| LTB00702NAS1 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES. "SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH THE HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKE SYSTEM ONLY, A 'SQUEAL' NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKES MAY BE EVIDENT DURING LOW-SPEED, LIGHT-TO-MODERATE BRAKING, UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. THIS ISSUE AFFECTS SOME STANDARD REPLACEMENT BRAKE PADS ON VEHICLES WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKES. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY FRONT BRAKE PAD RESONANCE." |
| LTB00693NAS1 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "SITUATION: INADEQUATE A/C PERFORMANCE MAY BE EXHIBITED. UPON INSPECTION, LOW PRESSURE IS RECORDED ON THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, HIGH PRESSURE IS RECORDED ON THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, AND THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH (WHERE APPLICABLE) IS WORKING PROPERLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE A/C COMPRESSOR DIRECT PRESSURE SENSING (DPS) VALVE BEING WORN." |
| LTB00111NAS3 | 2017-06-05. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. "SITUATION: A 'SQUEAK' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AREA WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A LACK OF LUBRICATION OF THE STEERING GEAR PINION SEAL." |
| SSM72036 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. "CONCERN: JAGUAR LAND ROVER AND THE SUPPLIER HAVE INSPECTED 101 WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR HEATED OXYGEN SENSORS (HO2S). 23% WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO DEFECTS. CAUSE: ONE POSSIBLE REASON FOR THIS IS THAT ALL HO2S SENSORS ARE REPLACED WHEN ONLY ONE IS UNSERVICEABLE" |
| SSM72033 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE WE HAVE RECEIVED A NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT LAND ROVER CUSTOMERS ARE REPORTING THAT THE CENTRE CONSOLE FRONT AND REAR* COOLER BOX ARE NOT OPERATING CAUSE CUSTOMER PERCEPTION" |
| SSM72030 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY THE DEALER AS ORIGINATING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. DISCOVERY 4/LR4 (L319) AND RANGE ROVER SPORT (L320) ONLY. 10 MODEL YEAR ONWARDS. CAUSE: JLR ENGINEERING ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING TO UNDERSTAND ANY SITUATIONS WHERE THE STEERING COLUMN IS THE CAUSE OF NOISE WHEN TURNING." |
| 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" |
| SSM72008 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. "ISSUE: LOW COOLANT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. A COOLANT LEAK IS FOUND FROM THE SEAM ON COOLANT PIPE (LR018275). SEE THE ATTACHED FILE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF THE LEAK LOCATION. CAUSE: A PROCESS ISSUE AT COMPONENT SUPPLIER." |
| 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." |
| LTB00700NAS1 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. "SITUATION: THE ADAPTIVE DAMPING WARNING INDICATOR MAY BE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND UPON INVESTIGATION DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) C110C-14, C110D-14, C110E-14, AND/OR C110F-14 MAY BE PRESENT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE WIRING TO THE ADAPTIVE DAMPER BEING DAMAGED FROM FATIGUE ATTRIBUTED TO THE ROTATION OF THE DAMPER DURING NORMAL VEHICLE MANEUVERING." |
| 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." |
| LTB00482NAS5 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "SITUATION: A ‘CLATTERING’ / 'KNOCK' / 'RATTLE' NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE ENGINE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY TORSIONAL ISOLATOR AND/OR THE TORSIONAL ISOLATOR SPRING SUPPORT SHAFT WEAR CAUSING EXCESSIVE BACKLASH IN THE SUPERCHARGER DRIVE." |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.