Service bulletins for the 2015 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.
710 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM72570 | 2017-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT INTERMITTENTLY A ‘LOW BATTERY WARNING’ MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTRE, WHEN THE VEHICLE IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN PARKED OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION A CLICKING NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE REAR JUNCTION BOX WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED ON. CAUSE: SOFTWARE CALCULATION." |
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| SSM72568 | 2017-06-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). MIL WITH DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID (DEF) WARNING DISPLAYED |
| SSM72540 | 2017-06-13. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR. "ISSUE: RANGE ROVER (L405) AND RANGE ROVER SPORT (L494), CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT THE 2ND ROW DROP AND FIXED GLASS APPEARS REDDISH IN COLOUR WHEN COMPARED TO THE 1ST & 3RD ROW GLASS. THE ISSUE CAN ONLY BE SEEN IN CERTAIN DIRECT LIGHTING CONDITIONS. SEE ATTACHED PHOTOS FOR EXAMPLES. CAUSE: THE PIGMENT IN THE LAMINATE OF THE GLASS IS VISIBLE." |
| SSM71278 | 2017-06-13. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. "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. -POOR CONNECTION OR PIN SET CONDITION AT CONNECTOR NUMBER: C11-G1" |
| LTB00883NAS2 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SITUATION: THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) MAY BE ILLUMINATED WITH DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P068A-00 STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A PCM SOFTWARE ISSUE (CPU RESPONSE TIME ERROR DURING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE)." |
| LTB00880NAS1 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS. "SITUATION: A 'CREAK' OR MECHANICAL INTERFERENCE NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT WHEN LOWERING/RAISING A DOOR WINDOW(S). CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY CONTAMINATION FROM AGGREGATE-TYPE DUST AND ROAD FILM." |
| LTB00862NAS1 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. SEATS. "SITUATION: THE SECOND ROW SEATING CENTER ARM REST OPERATING HANDLE MAY BE ADRIFT OR BROKEN. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY VARIOUS ISSUES." |
| LTB00860NAS1 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; SERVICE BRAKES. "SITUATION: THE PARK ASSIST SYSTEM MAY EXHIBIT INTERMITTENT OPERATION. DURING A SEMI-AUTOMATED PARK ASSIST MANOEUVER, THE SYSTEM MAY BE CANCELLED HALF WAY THROUGH DUE TO AN OBJECT BEING DETECTED WITHIN 30 CM OF THE SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE SYSTEM WILL THEN OUTPUT A CONTINUOUS TONE AND THE MESSAGE 'PARK ASSIST CANCELLED' WILL BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ERROR." |
| LTB00596NAS3 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "SITUATION: THE AUDIO SYSTEM MAY BE INOPERATIVE AND/OR THE CARPET IN THE FRONT AND/OR REAR FOOTWELL APPEARS TO BE DAMP. ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS MAY ALSO BE EVIDENT: • NO AUDIO SOUND • SPEAKER INTERFERENCE • TOUCH SCREEN INOPERATIVE OR 'FREEZING' CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM DRAIN TUBE BEING INCORRECTLY LOCATED IN FOOTWELL CAUSING WATER CONTAMINATION TO THE CARPETS AND POSSIBLE WATER INGRESS INTO THE AUDIO AMPLIFIER MODULE." |
| SSM72572 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: WHEN USING SYMPTOM DRIVEN DIAGNOSTICS (SDD) TO PROGRAM A NEW REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR - RFA (REFERRED TO AS THE KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE - KVM ON SDD) ON EITHER A RANGE ROVER (ALL NEW) - L405 OR RANGE ROVER SPORT - L494 14 TO 15 MY THAT HAS A HARDWARE PART NUMBER PREFIX OF 'FK72', SDD WILL RESOLVE THE INCORRECT SOFTWARE AND THE SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD WILL FAIL. CAUSE: SOME FILES USED BY SDD TO RESOLVE THE REQUIRED SOFTWARE HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY CHANGED. THIS MEANS SDD SELECTS THE INCORRECT SOFTWARE PARTS FOR FK72 PART RFA." |
| SSM72558 | 2017-06-12. 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." |
| SSM72550 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT DURING CERTAIN DRIVING MANOEUVRES THERE IS A GROAN NOISE FROM THE SUSPENSION THAT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND. THE MAIN DRIVING MANOEUVRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARE: 1. STEERING RIGHT AND THEN HITTING A BUMP/RIDGE IN THE ROAD VERY SOON AFTER. 2. STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN SHARPLY STEERING TO THE LEFT. CAUSE: THIS IS CAUSED BY THE FLUID MOVING WITHIN THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE VALVE BLOCK COMBINED WITH RAPID SYSTEM PRESSURE CHANGES." |
| SSM72550 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT DURING CERTAIN DRIVING MANOEUVRES THERE IS A GROAN NOISE FROM THE SUSPENSION THAT LASTS APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND. THE MAIN DRIVING MANOEUVRES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ARE: 1. STEERING RIGHT AND THEN HITTING A BUMP/RIDGE IN THE ROAD VERY SOON AFTER. 2. STEERING TO THE RIGHT AND THEN SHARPLY STEERING TO THE LEFT. CAUSE: THIS IS CAUSED BY THE FLUID MOVING WITHIN THE DYNAMIC RESPONSE VALVE BLOCK COMBINED WITH RAPID SYSTEM PRESSURE CHANGES." |
| SSM72487 | 2017-06-12. 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 ." |
| SSM72088 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. "ISSUE – SQUEAK NOISE WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS OPERATED. CAUSE – BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH / BRAKE PEDAL SHIM INTERACTION. NOTE: NOT ALL VEHICLES WILL BE FITTED WITH BRAKE PEDAL SHIM." |
| SSM71278 | 2017-06-12. 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." |
| SSM52757 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. "ISSUE: EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE REQUIRED TO GET THE AUTO TRANSMISSION OUT OF PARK, WARNING LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PACK WITH ASSOCIATED DTC'S FOR BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH (P0504-27, P0504-62, C1A96-64) OR BRAKES SHOWING SIGNS OF DRAG AND BINDING. CAUSE: INCORRECT BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH SETTING. NOTE: ANALYSIS OF RETURNED BRAKE SWITCHES HAVE SHOWN NO ISSUES WITH THE BRAKE SWITCH ITSELF. DO NOT REPLACE THE SWITCH BEFORE ADJUSTMENT IS CARRIED OUT." |
| SSM43818 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:CALIPER. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015 ISSUE: BRAKE CALIPER DISCOLOURATION. CAUSE: DAMAGE TO THE CALIPER FINISH WHILE CLEANING THE VEHICLE AND, OR THE ROAD WHEELS" |
| SSM38303 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID; STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015 ISSUE: WHEN COMPLETING A REPAIR ON COMPONENTS IN THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING SYSTEM, DEBRIS MAY BE FOUND WITHIN THE POWER STEERING FLUID SYSTEM WHICH COULD LEAD TO SYSTEM CONTAMINATION AND A DETERIORATION IN SYSTEM PERFORMANCE. CAUSE: INTERNAL DEBRIS FROM A SUSPECTED COMPONENT MALFUNCTION MAY RESULT IN THE POWER STEERING FLUID BECOMING CONTAMINATED." |
| SSM37361 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015 A LARGE NUMBER OF OXYGEN SENSORS THAT HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE NORTH AMERICAN MARKET HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE SUPPLIER (DENSO) TO INVESTIGATE FOR POSSIBLE DEFECTS." |
| LTB00876NAS1 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SITUATION: THE VEHICLE MAY LOCK WITH BOTH KEYS IN THE VEHICLE WHEN OPERATING THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITH THE REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR (RFA)." |
| LTB00871NAS2 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "SITUATION: AFTER A SERVICE INTERVAL RESET, THE SERVICE INTERVAL INDICATOR (SII) MAY APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC) FOR LESS THAN ONE SECOND WHEN NO SERVICE IS REQUIRED. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A DISCREPANCY BETWEEN THE VALUES IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) AND THE IC FOR NEXT SERVICE INITIALIZATION." |
| LTB00794NAS2 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "SITUATION: A CHEMICAL/PLASTIC ODOR FROM THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM MAY BE EVIDENT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY PARAMETERS WITHIN THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM NOT OPERATING EFFICIENTLY." |
| LTB00780NAS2 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. "SITUATION: A 'HUMMING' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE AT IDLE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY DUST AND/OR WATER INGRESS TO THE ACCESSORY DRIVE BELT IDLER PULLEY BEARING." |
| LTB00710NAS3 | 2017-06-12. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; ENGINE. "SITUATION: A METALLIC 'CLICKING' / 'RASPING' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE MAY BE MORE NOTICEABLE WHEN THE ENGINE IS AT IDLE SPEED AND WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A NOISY HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OUTLET VALVE." |
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