Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
736 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM72476 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "ISSUE: ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AT PDI WITH DTC P068A-00 STORED IN THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE). NOTE - AFFECTS 3.0 TD6 ONLY. CAUSE: THE TRANSIT RELAY IS FITTED PRIOR TO THE PCM PERFORMING A FULL SHUTDOWN. THIS CAN RESULT IN A FALSE FLAG OF DTC P068A-00." |
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| SSM72448 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. "ISSUE: THE CUSTOMER MAY OBSERVE A MIL IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RELATING TO THE ENGINE SYSTEM (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) AND ONE OR MORE CODES STORED IN THE PCM RELATING TO HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR (HO2S) IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THE CODE WILL REFER TO A FAULT WITH THE PRE, OR MID, OR POST CATALYST HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR: P0030, P0031, P00D1, P0130, P0131, P0132, P0133, P0134, P0135, P014C, P2195, P2196, P2231, P2237, P2243, P2245, P2251, P2297, P2626, P2A00, P0050, P0051, P00D3, P0150, P0151, P0152, P0153, P0154, P0155, P2197, P2198, P2234, P2240, P2247, P2254, P0037, P0038, P0054, P0136, P0137, P0138, P0139, P013A, P013E, P0140, P0141, P2270, P2271, P0056, P0057, P0060, P013C, P014A, P0156, P0157, P0158, P0159, P0160, P0161, P2272, P2273, P0042, P0043, P0044, P0055, P0142, P0143, P0144, P0147, P2274, P2275, P0061, P0062, P0063, P0162, P0163, P0164, P0167, P2276, P2277 UPON DIAGNOSIS NO FAULT IS FOUND WITH THE WIRING HARNESS OR CONNECTOR AND THE FAULT IS DETERMINED TO BE WITH THE SENSOR (HAVING FOLLOWED THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION AND HELP TEXT RELATING TO PCM CODES AS READ BY SDD). CAUSE: THE ROOT CAUSE HAS YET TO BE IDENTIFIED AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION." |
| SSM72428 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. STEERING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT A SET OF BLUE ROAD WHEELS APPEAR IN THE MESSAGE CENTRE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHEN THE TERRAIN RESPONSE CONTROL IS SET TO AUTO MODE. ON OCCASIONS THE WHEEL POSITION SHOWN IN THE MESSAGE CENTRE APPEARS TO REMAIN IN A CONSTANT POSITION THAT DOES NOT MATCH THE ROAD WHEEL POSITION. THE DISPLAY WILL RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. PLEASE VIEW THE ATTACHMENT THAT SHOWS THE MESSAGE CENTRE DISPLAY. CAUSE: SOFTWARE CALCULATION. LOW LINE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFFECTED ONLY." |
| SSM72408 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. "ISSUE: POST A SERVICE INTERVAL RESET, ON KEY THROUGH STARTS ONLY, THE SERVICE REQUIRED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR <1 SECOND (WHEN NO SERVICE IS REQUIRED). NO CUSTOMER SYMPTOMS UNTIL A SERVICE RESET HAS BEEN PERFORMED. WHEN AN ACTUAL SERVICE IS REQUIRED THE MESSAGE WILL APPEAR FOR 4 SECONDS AS DESIGN INTENT. CAUSE: DISTANCE TO NEXT SERVICE INITIALISATION VALUE MANAGEMENT BETWEEN ECM AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (FIRST 900MS)." |
| SGI15-38 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "DESCRIPTION A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER SPORT (L494) AND RANGE ROVER (L405) VEHICLES WHICH HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM ASSIST BEING AVAILABLE." |
| SGI15-36 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER SPORT (L494) AND RANGE ROVER (L405) VEHICLES WHERE THE TOUCH SCREEN MAY GO 'BLACK' FOR 10 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY DISPLAYING THE 'LAND ROVER' LOGO BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL DISPLAY OPERATION." |
| SGI15-31 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. "DESCRIPTION AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER SPORT (LW; L494) AND RANGE ROVER (LG; L405) VEHICLES WHERE THE REAR SEAT HEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED OR SWITCHED ON OR OFF WHEN THE REAR CLIMATE CONTROL PANEL IS SWITCHED OFF VIA THE REAR BLOWER ROTARY." |
| LTB00829NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SITUATION: THE VEHICLE BATTERY IMAY BE FLAT OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES/WARNING LIGHTS MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER: • FAULTY GENERATOR • FAULTY BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM (BMS) • THE CHARGE WARNING INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING. CAUSE: THE POWER SUPPLY IS A FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT REQUIRES SDD TO DIAGNOSE OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY ROBUSTLY TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS MET VIA RIGHT FIRST TIME DIAGNOSIS." |
| SSM72456 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR. ISSUE: CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT THE POWERFOLD DOOR MIRRORS WILL NOT POWERFOLD OR ARE LOOSE -SEE ATTACHED MOVIE FILE WHICH DEMONSTRATES THE ISSUE. |
| SGI16-20 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. DESCRIPTION: A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES LISTED WITHIN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE THE PASSIVE ENTRY/PASSIVE UNLOCK AND KEYLESS START FEATURES MAY BE INOPERATIVE AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT START NORMALLY. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE EMERGENCY KEY BLADE IS NEEDED TO UNLOCK THE DRIVER’S DOOR TO ENTER THE VEHICLE AND THE SMART KEY MUST THEN BE HELD NEXT TO THE IMMOBILIZER ANTENNA UNIT (IAU) AND THE ENGINE START/STOP SWITCH MUST BE PRESSED TO START THE ENGINE. |
| SGI15-40 (ISSUE | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. DESCRIPTION: TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE OXYGEN (O2) SENSORS, UPDATED POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) SOFTWARE IS REQUIRED ON THE MODELS, MODEL YEARS, ENGINE VARIANTS, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) RANGES AS LISTED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE. |
| SSM72676 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "ISSUE: •ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) ILLUMINATED. •P0132 STATUS 60 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) STORED IN THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM)." |
| LTB00917NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH A CONVENTIONAL DISPLAY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ONLY, A SET OF BLUE ROAD WHEELS MAY APPEAR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER WHEN THE TERRAIN RESPONSE SWITCHPACK IS SET TO AUTO MODE. THE WHEEL POSITION SHOWN IN THE MESSAGE CENTER MAY APPEAR TO REMAIN IN A CONSTANT POSITION THAT DOES NOT MATCH THE POSITION OF THE ROAD WHEEL. THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAY WILL RETURN TO NORMAL WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY. |
| SSM72736 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT AFTER SETTING A SCREENSAVER ON THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY, AT THE NEXT IGNITION CYCLE THE SCREENSAVER HAS RETURNED TO A BLANK SCREEN (THE SCREENSAVER WILL NOT SAVE). THIS IS LIKELY TO OCCUR IN VEHICLES WITH EITHER A LOW-LEVEL OR MID-LEVEL INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM THAT IS NOT BRANDED AS MERIDIAN ON 2016 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES ONWARDS. |
| Q514NAS2 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. SITUATION: TO ADDRESS CONCERNS WITH THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE OXYGEN (O2) SENSORS, UPDATED ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) SOFTWARE IS REQUIRED ON THE MODELS, MODEL YEARS, ENGINE VARIANTS, AND VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) RANGES AS LISTED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE. |
| SSM72558 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "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." |
| SSM72399 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM. "ISSUE: DURING VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC/SERVICING CHECK-UP THE FOLLOWING DTC MAY BE REPORTED FOR THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE (PSCM): '0000-00 – [NO INFORMATION AVAILABLE] THERE IS NO CUSTOMER REPORTABLE SYMPTOM RELATED TO THIS DTC. CAUSE: THIS DTC HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY SET TO BE VISIBLE IN PRODUCTION SOFTWARE." |
| SSM72391 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. "NOTE THIS PHENOMENON CAN ONLY HAPPEN UNDER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES; IT IS ONLY WHEN BOTH KEYS ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY OF EACH OTHER IN THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRES THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE LOCK BUTTON TO BE PRESSED. ISSUE IT HAS BEEN HIGHLIGHTED THAT IT IS POSSIBLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE WITH BOTH KEYS INSIDE. KEYS ARE HELD TOGETHER BY CABLE TIES WHEN DELIVERED TO THE RETAILER." |
| SSM72347 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE. "ISSUE: LAND ROVER IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON A RESOLUTION FOR THE ITEMS DETAILED BELOW FOR LG - RANGE ROVER (ALL NEW) - L405 OR LW - RANGE ROVER SPORT - L494 FOR 16 MY ONWARDS: THE RETAILER IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI) ON EITHER OF THE VEHICLES DETAILED ABOVE. DURING THE PDI ROUTINE, THE TECHNICIAN WILL BE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE SPEED LIMITER ON A VEHICLE WITH A 4.4 TDV8 ENGINE. WHEN THE PDI ROUTINE HAS BEEN COMPLETED, THE TECHNICIAN WILL THEN FIND THE TELEMATICS CONTROL UNIT (TCU) HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVATED DURING THE PDI ROUTINE. WHEN THEY THEN ATTEMPT TO ACTIVATE THE TCU USING SDD SERVICE FUNCTIONS THEY ARE PRESENTED WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF VEHICLE QUALIFIER QUESTIONS. CAUSE: THREE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED: 1. THE SECURITY CONSTANTS ON SYMPTOM DRIVEN DIAGNOSTICS (SDD) DO NOT MATCH THE VEHICLE AND THIS PREVENTS SDD FROM GAINING COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) KNOWN AS PCM IN SDD 2. A LATE CHANGE TO THE CAR CONFIGURATION FILE (CCF) RULES WHICH HAS BEEN LOADED TO THE VEHICLES WHEN THEY WERE MANUFACTURED. THIS CAUSES SDD NOT READ THE CCF WHICH THE SOFTWARE USES TO IDENTIFY WHAT" |
| Q603NAS1 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE LISTED AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED AWAY FROM PROCESS AND IN SOME CASES, A YELLOW WARNING LIGHT MAY BE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WITH THE WARNING 'ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE FAULT'. IN THESE CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE IS NO PERFORMANCE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF THE ELECTRIC PARK BRAKE BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR WILL CAUSE CONCERN AND CUSTOMER DISSATISFACTION UNTIL THE REQUIRED REMEDIAL WORK HAS BEEN COMPLETED." |
| SSM72849 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ISSUE ELECTRONIC TOLL TAGS MAY NOT BE READ CORRECTLY BY TOLL READERS ON VEHICLES WITH SOLAR ATTENUATING (IRR) GLASS. CAUSE. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY NOT POSITIONING THE ELECTRONIC TOLL TAG PROPERLY IN THE INFRARED RADIATION REFLECTIVE (IRR) LAYER CUT OUT ON THE WINDSHIELD. . |
| LTB01001NAS1 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE. SITUATION: THE ENGINE SPEED MAY DROP (APPROXIMATELY 300400 RPM) DURING WINDSHIELD WIPER OPERATION. THE ISSUE IS MORE LIKELY WHEN HIGH ELECTRICAL DEMAND SYSTEMS SUCH AS HEATED WINDSHIELD, HEATED SEATS, LIGHTS, ETC. ARE BEING USED. A CHANGE OF STATE FROM THE WIPER MOTOR IS ALSO REQUIRED (START, COMING TO REST, OR SWITCHING BETWEEN SPEED SETTINGS). |
| LTB00988NAS1 | 2017-04-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SITUATION: THE SELECTED SCREEN SAVER IN THE TOUCH SCREEN SETTINGS VIEW MAY NOT DISPLAY ON THE NEXT IGNITION CYCLE. |
| TB-LTB00757NAS1 | 2015-06-20. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. LAND ROVER: AFTER ECO STOP, SOFTWARE FOR TRANSMISSION IS CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO BE IN NEUTRAL, EVEN WHEN SWITCH WAS NOT MOVED, OR GEAR POSITION INDICATOR ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE IS FLASHING D OR S AND WOULD HAVE NORMAL OPERATION ONCE ENGINE IS STOPPED AND RESTARTED. *PE UPDATED 9/25/15. *PE |
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