Service bulletins for the 2005 Land Rover Range Rover
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.
95 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| SSM71862 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER COMPLAINS OF DAMAGE/MARKING ON THE SURFACE OF THE VEHICLE’S INSTRUMENT PACK LENS. CAUSE: DAMAGE/MARKING CAUSED BY OBJECT IMPACT AGAINST THE LENS. STAINING/DISCOLORATION CONTAMINATION CAUSED BY USING ANY TYPE OF CLEANING PRODUCT ON LENS. IMPORTANT: OWNERS HANDBOOK SPECIFIES TO CLEAN WITH A LIGHTLY MOISTENED CLOTH AND DO NOT USE CHEMICAL AGENTS OR DOMESTIC CLEANERS ACTION WHERE A CUSTOMER CONCERN IS REPORTED, PLEASE ORDER THE LENS KIT FOR THE RELEVANT MODEL" |
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| SSM37861 | 2017-06-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "ISSUE OVER HALF OF FAILED RADIO HEAD UNITS OR SEPARATE CD PLAYERS ARE FOUND TO HAVE BEEN LOADED WITH INCORRECT MEDIA WHICH IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH LAND ROVER INFOTAINMENT SYSTEMS. CAUSE THIS IS TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE TYPES OF MEDIA THAT MAY CAUSE THE UNIT TO FAIL WITH THE CUSTOMER. THEY ARE COPY CONTROL COMPACT DISCS (CCCD) RECORDABLE COMPACT DISCS (CD-R) REWRITABLE COMPACT DISCS (CD-RW) ECO DISCS, WHICH ARE VERY THIN, ONLY 0.6MM. PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHMENT FOR EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT ARE KNOWN TO HAVE CAUSED DAMAGE." |
| 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." |
| LTB00033NAS2 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. STEERING:COLUMN; STEERING. "SITUATION: THE STEERING COLUMN MAY REQUIRE REPLACEMENT DUE TO CERTAIN ISSUES OR DAMAGE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: • INOPERATIVE TILT MECHANISM; • STEERING COLUMN LOCK MECHANISM ISSUE; • REACH SPINDLE THREAD DAMAGE; AND/OR • ROTATIONAL 'CLICK' NOISES ATTRIBUTED TO INTERNAL STEERING COLUMN BEARINGS." |
| SSM71959 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS. "ISSUE: DISCOLORATION OR PEELING OF THE FRONT OR REAR LAND ROVER OR RANGE ROVER BADGE" |
| SSM71949 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: JAGUAR LAND ROVER HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF CONCERN WITH SYMPTOM DRIVEN DIAGNOSTICS (SDD) ON DVD 139 WHERE YOU ARE UNABLE TO SELECT THE MODEL YEAR AFTER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (VIN) READ. CAUSE: THE CONCERN WAS IDENTIFIED AS A CORRUPTED JAVA COMPONENT. THIS HAS NOW BEEN RESOLVED WITH THE LATEST UPDATE." |
| SSM67637 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MONITORING REPORTS FOR LACK OF COOLING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON HIGHER TIME IN SERVICE VEHICLES, WHERE INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. COMPRESSOR PART NO. LR010723 & LR013934" |
| LTB00676NAS1 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES; VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. "SITUATION: THE DOOR MIRROR MAY 'JUDDER' DURING POWERFOLD (MANUAL OR AUTOMATIC) OPERATION. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A TOLERANCE STACK-UP BETWEEN THE DOOR MIRROR AND THE DOOR." |
| SSM71914 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. "ISSUE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATORS ARE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ARE FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO INTERNAL REGULATOR CHIP DAMAGE. CAUSE ALTERNATORS ARE BEING DAMAGED DUE TO CROSS POLARITY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED." |
| SSM71893 | 2017-06-01. 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." |
| SSM71840 | 2017-06-01. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY. "ISSUE: BRAKE NOISE FROM FRONT AXLE (WITH BREMBO BRAKES ONLY) CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION" |
| SSM71638 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE CUSTOMER REPORTS THAT THE START STOP SWITCH ON THE FASCIA IS SPLIT, DEFORMED OR CRAZED. CAUSE SPECIFICATION OF MATERIAL WAS NOT CORRECT FOR APPLICATION." |
| SSM70878 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. "ISSUE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS (HALF SHAFTS) RUBBER BOOTS SPLIT OR DAMAGED ON LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER VEHICLES IN WARRANTY. CAUSE: UNKNOWN – ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON-GOING." |
| SSM55817 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. "RE-ISSUED FEBRUARY 2014. ISSUE: ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION TO FRONT AIR SPRING FAILURES CAUSE: UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME" |
| LTB00401NAS4 | 2017-05-30. Service bulletin. STEERING; WHEELS; TIRES. SITUATION: THE STEERING WHEEL MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A ROAD WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY IMBALANCE AND/OR TEMPORARY TIRE FLAT-SPOTTING. |
| SSM68378 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: THIS SSM HAS BEEN RELEASED TO ADDRESS THE HIGH NUMBER OF SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES RETURNED, MANY OF WHICH ARE DEEMED AS “NO FAULT FOUND”. CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS." |
| SSM67897 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; SEATS. "ISSUE INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED SEAT MODULES CAN CAUSE INCORRECT FUNCTIONING OF THE SEAT, OR BATTERY DRAIN ISSUES. THE VEHICLE SEAT MEMORY MODULE LOGS U1A4C 00, “BUILD END OF LINE MODE ACTIVE” CAUSE THE SEAT MODULE HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY CONFIGURED TO THE VEHICLE." |
| SSM51797 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE THE OUTER COVER ON THE REMOTE KEY CAN DETACH FROM THE CASING.SEE ATTACHMENT. CAUSE THE ROOT CAUSE WAS FOUND TO BE THAT ANTI RUST OIL RESIDUE REMAINS ON THE SUPPLIER'S TOOLING AT THE START OF A PRODUCTION RUN." |
| LTB00581NAS1 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:AIR SUSPENSION:SPRINGS/BAGS. "SITUATION: A LOWER-LEVEL SERVICE REPAIR KIT IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE EVENT IT IS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE FRONT AIR SPRING WHILE THE SHOCK ABSORBER IS STILL FUNCTIONAL. CAUSE: FRONT AIR SPRING REPLACEMENT." |
| SSM67637 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MONITORING REPORTS FOR LACK OF COOLING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON HIGHER TIME IN SERVICE VEHICLES, WHERE INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. COMPRESSOR PART NO. LR010723 & LR013934 ACTION: THE COMPRESSOR SUPPLIER IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPRESSORS TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND RELIABILITY, AND TWO IMPROVED COMPRESSORS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO PARTS OPERATIONS LR010723 SUPERSEDES TO LR056364 LR013934 SUPERSEDES TO LR056365 PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE LATER PART NUMBER IS FITTED TO ANY VEHICLE THAT IS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE." |
| SSM60517 | 2017-05-26. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION:RACK. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING WARRANTY ANALYSIS OF STEERING RACKS REPORTED TO BE LEAKING, 75% HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BEING FAULT FREE, FOLLOWING TESTING. CAUSE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE RECENTLY VISITED DEALERSHIPS WHERE A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FOR AN OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE PINION HOUSING, CASTING, YOKE PLUG OR THE GAITER ADJACENT TO THE PINION HOUSING. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK PATH WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSE O-RING SEALS. SEE ATTACHED DOCUMENT FOR EXAMPLES." |
| SSM66677 | 2017-04-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. "ISSUE: AFTER THE ENGINE COOLANT ON A 5.0L V8 AJ133 ENGINE HAS BEEN PARTIALLY OR FULLY DRAINED AND FILLED, THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES THE ENGINE OVERHEATING. CAUSE: THE REFILL PROCEDURE HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED CORRECTLY, RESULTING IN INSUFFICIENT COOLANT IN THE ENGINE." |
| SSM66617 | 2017-04-14. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN WITH A FLAT BATTERY OR POOR STARTING; WHEN TESTING THE BATTERY IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CHARGE IS REQUIRED. CAUSE: WHEN CHARGING A BATTERY (BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) WITH A BMS (BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM) FITTED, THE EARTH FROM THE CHARGER MUST BE CONNECTED TO A SUITABLE CHASSIS OR ENGINE EARTH (CHECK TOPIX FOR APPROPRIATE LOCATION). THIS ALLOWS THE BMS TO SEE THE CURRENT GOING INTO THE BATTERY. HOWEVER WHEN USING A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGER FROM MIDTRONICS SUCH AS GR1, GRX GR8(110 VOLTS)THIS CONNECTION PROCESS CAN CAUSE AN INCORRECT BATTERY ANALYSIS DUE TO THE EXTRA RESISTANCE IN THE WIRING WHEN CONNECTED TO A CHASSIS OR ENGINE EARTH." |
| SSM60517 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:LINKAGES; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION); STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING WARRANTY ANALYSIS OF STEERING RACKS REPORTED TO BE LEAKING, 75% HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS NO FAULT FOUND, FOLLOWING TESTING. CAUSE: LAND ROVER ENGINEERING HAVE RECENTLY VISITED DEALERSHIPS WHERE A REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR FOR AN OIL LEAK IN THE AREA OF THE PINION HOUSING, CASTING, YOKE PLUG OR THE GAITER ADJACENT TO THE PINION HOUSING. FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK PATH WAS IDENTIFIED AS BEING FROM THE SUPPLY AND RETURN HOSE O-RING SEALS." |
| LTB00033NAS2 | 2016-06-13. Service bulletin. STEERING. SUMMARY TO BE PROVIDED ON A FUTURE DATE. |
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