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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| Q543NAS2 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE ABOVE WHICH HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED WITHOUT THE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAM ASSIST BEING AVAILABLE. ACTION: RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD ONLY AFFECTED NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL AND REFRAIN FROM RELEASING THE VEHICLES FOR NEW VEHICLE SALE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE INSTRUCTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN." |
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| Q508NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES LISTED WITHIN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES RANGE WHERE THE TOUCH SCREEN MAY GO 'BLACK' FOR 10 SECONDS FOLLOWED BY DISPLAYING THE 'LAND ROVER' LOGO BEFORE RETURNING TO NORMAL DISPLAY OPERATION. ACTION: RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD ONLY AFFECTED NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL AND REFRAIN FROM RELEASING THE VEHICLES FOR NEW VEHICLE SALE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE INSTRUCTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN." |
| SSM72405 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT THE SURFACE OF THE ‘P’ BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IS WEARING WITH LOSS OF DEFINITION OF THE PAINT FINISH. PLEASE VIEW ATTACHMENT THAT SHOWS THE CONDITION. CAUSE: PAINT SURFACE FINISH PROCESS" |
| SSM72355 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: AT 16MY THE RETAILER PDI PROCESS HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE A NEW WI-FI FEATURE. CAUSE: CERTAIN 16MY LAND ROVERS WILL NOW BE OPTIONALLY EQUIPPED WITH WI-FI (SEE MARKETING BULLETIN MPR15-21ANNOUNCING INCONTROL WI-FI)." |
| Q509NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "SITUATION: 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. ACTION: RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD ONLY AFFECTED NEW VEHICLES THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL AND REFRAIN FROM RELEASING THE VEHICLES FOR NEW VEHICLE SALE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE SERVICE INSTRUCTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN" |
| 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. |
| LTB00923NAS1 | 2017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY. SITUATION: THE LEADING EDGE OF THE SECOND ROW SEAT RAIL MAY CAUSE DISCOMFORT TO PASSENGERS IF CONTACTED WITH FORCE WHILE THE SEAT IS IN ITS REARMOST SETTING. |
| 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. |
| Q584NAS1 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES 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." |
| 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." |
| SSM71870 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE LAND ROVER ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING BODY CONTROL MODULES (BCM) AND REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATORS (RFA) AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTS REPLACED FOR A NON-START CONDITION. FOLLOWING SUPPLIER ANALYSIS THE MODULES HAVE BEEN CATEGORISED AS ""NO FAULT FOUND"". CAUSE CURRENTLY UNDER ANALYSIS." |
| LTB00820NAS1 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "SITUATION: THE HEAD UP DISPLAY (HUD) MAY TAKE A LONGER-THAN-EXPECTED PERIOD OF TIME TO DISPLAY IN HIGHER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE THRESHOLD TEMPERATURE FOR THE RED LASER DIODE TO TURN ON BEING TOO LOW." |
| SSM72736 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. 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 |
| LTB00780NAS5 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SITUATION: A HUMMING NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE AT IDLE. |
| SSM72978 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:ABS WARNING LIGHT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC). ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT AN INTERMITTENT MESSAGE ‘HILL DESCENT CONTROL (HDC) AND STABILITY ASSIST ARE UNAVAILABLE’ DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. AFFECTS RANGE ROVER AND RANGE ROVER SPORT 16MYONWARDS. THE MESSAGE CAN APPEAR WHERE THE CUSTOMER SWITCHES THE IGNITION ON ONLY BUT DOESN’T START THE ENGINE UNTIL AFTER A PERIOD OF 32 SECONDS. THE FOLLOWING DTC WILL HAVE BEEN LOGGED: - U0140-87: ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE (ABS) LOST COMMUNICATION WITH BODY CONTROL MODULE – MISSING MESSAGE. THE MESSAGE WILL CLEAR AT THE NEXT IGNITION CYCLE. |
| 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. . |
| Q592NAS1 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES WITHIN THE LISTED AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE WHERE THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION CANISTER HOSE MAY SHOW SIGNS OF OZONE CRACKING. |
| LTB01001NAS2 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. SITUATION: THE ENGINE SPEED MAY DROP (APPROXIMATELY 300-400 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). |
| LTB00861NAS2 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: THE ROOF MOULDING(S) MAY BE LOOSE / ADRIFT. |
| LTB00993NAS1 | 2017-04-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: THE CLOCK DISPLAY ON THE TOUCH SCREEN AND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER APPEARS TO 'LOSE' APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MINUTES PER MONTH AND REQUIRES A RESET ON A REGULAR BASIS. |
| LTB00746NAS5 | 2017-04-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: A 'CREAK' NOISE FROM THE FRONT SEAT MAY BE EVIDENT. |
| LTB00725NAS2 | 2017-04-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; SERVICE BRAKES. SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH THE STANDARD BRAKE SYSTEM (350MM DIAMETER REAR BRAKE DISCS) ONLY, A 'SQUEAL' NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING LIGHT BRAKING. |
| LTB00992NAS1 | 2017-04-10. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: A VIBRATION-TYPE SOUND FROM ANY OF THE FRONT/REAR DOOR MID-RANGE AUDIO SPEAKERS MAY BE EVIDENT DURING AUDIO PLAYBACK. |
| 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. |
| LTB00895NAS2 | 2017-04-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE); ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: A NOISE COMING FROM THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE EVIDENT. THE NOISE IS MOST PROMINENT DURING LIGHT THROTTLE AND LOW SPEED, FOR EXAMPLE DURING CAR PARK MANEUVERS AND IS INDEPENDENT OF AMBIENT TEMPERATURE RANGE. UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, A LOW-LEVEL NON-CONSTANT CYCLICAL-TYPE NOISE CAN BE HEARD COMING FROM THE CENTER EXHAUST SYSTEM (EXHAUST VALVE) ADJACENT TO THE FUEL TANK. |
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