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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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SGI16-022017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; WHEELS:SPACE SAVER WHEEL. "DESCRIPTION A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF VEHICLES LISTED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE, FITTED WITH 21"" WHEELS AND A FULL-SIZE SPARE WHEEL, WHERE THE SPARE WHEEL LIFT ASSIST STRAP IS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE."
Q554NAS12017-06-12. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER SPORT (L494) VEHICLES, FITTED WITH 21"" WHEELS AND A FULL-SIZE SPARE WHEEL, WHERE THE SPARE WHEEL LIFT ASSIST STRAP IS MISSING FROM THE VEHICLE. 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."
LTB00883NAS22017-06-12. 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)."
LTB00862NAS12017-06-12. 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."
LTB00596NAS32017-06-12. 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."
SSM725582017-06-12. 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."
SSM725562017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. "ISSUE: THE CUSTOMER MAY OBSERVE A 'CHECK ENGINE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL)' IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. NO DRIVEABILITY CONCERNS ARE OBSERVED BY THE CUSTOMER. ONE OR MORE CODES ARE STORED IN THE PCM RELATING TO THE 'HEATED OXYGEN SENSOR (HO2S) - POST CATALYST - BANK 1 (OR BANK 2) SENSOR 3' IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS ISSUE ONLY APPLIES IF THE CODES STORED IN THE PCM ARE COVERED BY THE FOLLOWING LIST: P0142-00 O2 SENSOR CIRCUIT (BANK 1 SENSOR 3) - NO SUB • TYPE INFORMATION • P0162-00 O2 SENSOR CIRCUIT (BANK 2 SENSOR 3) - NO SUB TYPE INFORMATION P0042-00 HO2S HEATER CONTROL CIRCUIT (BANK 1, SENSOR 3) - NO SUB TYPE INFORMATION • P0062-00 HO2S HEATER CONTROL CIRCUIT (BANK 2, SENSOR 3) - NO SUB TYPE INFORMATION • • P0055-00 HO2S HEATER RESISTANCE (BANK 1, SENSOR 3) - NO SUB TYPE INFORMATION • P0061-00 HO2S HEATER RESISTANCE (BANK 2, SENSOR 3) - NO SUB TYPE INFORMATION CAUSE: THIS IS LIKELY CAUSED BY A PARTS QUALITY ISSUE IF: UPON DIAGNOSIS, NO FAULT IS FOUND WITH THE WIRING HARNESS OR CONNECTOR HAVING FOLLOWED THE DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION AND HELP TEXT RELATING TO THE PCM CODES AS READ BY SDD."
SSM725502017-06-12. 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."
SSM725502017-06-12. 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."
SSM725472017-06-12. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH. "ISSUE: WITHDRAWAL OF TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (LTB00833V2) RELATING TO TAILGATE SWITCH MALFUNCTION. CAUSE: PART SUPPLY CONSTRAINTS."
SSM724872017-06-12. 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 ."
SSM720882017-06-12. 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."
SSM712782017-06-12. 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."
LTB00876NAS12017-06-12. 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)."
LTB00871NAS22017-06-12. 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."
LTB00794NAS22017-06-12. 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."
LTB00780NAS22017-06-12. 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."
LTB00710NAS32017-06-12. 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."
SSM725452017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. "ISSUE: EARLY LIFE OXYGEN SENSOR CONCERNS ON 2016 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES, AFFECTING RANGE ROVER (LG), RANGE ROVER SPORT (LW) AND DISCOVERY 4/LR4 (LA) FITTED WITH EITHER THE 3.0SC AJ126 OR 5.0NA/SC AJ133 ENGINES. CAUSE: PARTS QUALITY ISSUE (OPERATIONAL FAILURE AT SUPPLIER DURING MANUFACTURE OF THE SENSOR)."
SSM725092017-06-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THE ENGINE MANAGEMENT LIGHT (MIL) IS ILLUMINATED WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A ‘NO ENGINE RESTARTS IN XXX MILES, DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID DOSING MALFUNCTION” WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER MESSAGE CENTER AND DTC’S P208B-00/P2BAE-00/P2BAF-00 STORED IN THE PCM (POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE) CAUSE: AIR IN THE SYSTEM."
SSM724932017-06-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: JLR HAVE RECEIVED A SMALL NUMBER OF REPORTS RELATING TO THE FOLLOWING COMBINATION OF SYMPTOMS: CEL IS ILLUMINATED AND “NO ENGINE RESTARTS POSSIBLE IN XXX (TYPICALLY ~500) MILES. DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID DOSING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION” MESSAGE ON IPK. • AND ONE, OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DEF INDUCEMENT P-CODES ARE STORED IN THE PCM: P2BAE-00; P2BAE-02; P2BAF-00; P2BAF-02; P2BAF-04. • AND P20B-00 IS • STORED IN THE PCM. NOTE: IF OTHER CODES ARE STORED IN THE PCM, INVESTIGATE AND REPAIR THOSE BEFORE FOLLOWING THE ADVICE OF THIS SSM. CAUSE: THE ROOT CAUSE OF THIS ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND HAS YET TO BE CONFIRMED."
SGI15-402017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "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."
Q514NAS12017-06-12. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. "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. 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."
LTB00875NAS12017-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "SITUATION: THE CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWER MOTOR MAY INTERMITTENTLY CUT OUT WHEN SET TO MAXIMUM. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR THE BLOWER MOTOR TO HIT THE UPPER LIMIT FOR CURRENT AND CUT OUT WHEN THE CLIMATE CONTROL IS ON MAXIMUM OR IF THE BLOWER MOTOR IS MANUALLY PUT TO MAXIMUM. THE ISSUE IS INTERMITTENT BECAUSE IT IS HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE STATE OF CHARGE OF THE BATTERY AND THE INPUTS TO THE SYSTEM. BLOWER MOTOR OPERATION CAN BE RESET BY EITHER CYCLING THE IGNITION OFF/ON OR BY CYCLING THE CLIMATE CONTROL OFF/ON MANUALLY."
LTB00857NAS12017-06-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. "SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH THE HIGH PERFORMANCE BRAKE SYSTEM (380MM DIAMETER FRONT BRAKE DISC), A 'SQUEAL' NOISE MAY BE HEARD FROM THE FRONT BRAKES DURING LOW-SPEED, LIGHT-TO-MODERATE BRAKE PEDAL APPLICATION, UNTIL THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY FRONT BRAKE PAD RESONANCE."

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