Service bulletins for the 2016 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.
773 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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." |
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| SSM43036 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD. "ISSUE 10MY ONWARDS RANGE ROVER, RANGE ROVER SPORT AND DISCOVERY 4 / LR4 CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT HEARING WIND NOISE FROM THE UPPER WINDSCREEN AREA. CAUSE THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT THE TOP WINDSCREEN SEAL HAS BECOME DISLODGED OVER TIME CAUSING A WINDNOISE" |
| 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." |
| LTB00148NAS1 | 2017-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. "SITUATION: REPAIR PROCEDURE FOLLOWING CUSTOMER INCORRECTLY FUELING A DIESEL ENGINE VEHICLE WITH GASOLINE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY CUSTOMER ERROR/MISTAKE." |
| 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" |
| SGI15- 07 | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "DESCRIPTION OF DEFECT A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON CERTAIN 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER (L405) VEHICLES WITH THE ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF THE TAILGATES. WHEN USING EITHER THE SWITCH OR REMOTE TRANSMITTER, THE LOWER AND UPPER TAILGATES BEGIN TO CLOSE, BUT AS THE LOWER TAILGATE STARTS TO MOVE BOTH TAILGATES ‘BACK OFF’ AND DO NOT FULLY CLOSE. IN THIS CONDITION IT IS POSSIBLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER TAILGATES" |
| Q474 UPS3115-2BN | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. "SITUATION: A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON CERTAIN 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER (L405) VEHICLES WITH THE ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF THE TAILGATES. WHEN USING EITHER THE SWITCH OR REMOTE TRANSMITTER, THE LOWER AND UPPER TAILGATES BEGIN TO CLOSE, BUT AS THE LOWER TAILGATE STARTS TO MOVE BOTH TAILGATES ‘BACK OFF’ AND DO NOT FULLY CLOSE. IN THIS CONDITION IT IS POSSIBLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER TAILGATES. 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 REWORK ACTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN." |
| Q474 UPS3115-2BN | 2017-06-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. "SITUATION: A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON CERTAIN 2015-2016 MODEL YEAR RANGE ROVER (L405) VEHICLES WITH THE ELECTRICAL OPERATION OF THE TAILGATES. WHEN USING EITHER THE SWITCH OR REMOTE TRANSMITTER, THE LOWER AND UPPER TAILGATES BEGIN TO CLOSE, BUT AS THE LOWER TAILGATE STARTS TO MOVE BOTH TAILGATES ‘BACK OFF’ AND DO NOT FULLY CLOSE. IN THIS CONDITION IT IS POSSIBLE TO MANUALLY CLOSE BOTH THE UPPER AND LOWER TAILGATES. 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 REWORK ACTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN." |
| LTB00895NAS1 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. 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. |
| LTB00773NAS2 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. SITUATION: THE HOOD PAINT MAY HAVE BEEN 'ERASED' AWAY BY THE HOOD FINISHER. |
| LTB00780NAS3 | 2017-06-02. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS. SITUATION: A HUMMING NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE AT IDLE. |
| SSM72919 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ISSUE: BRAND NEW SERVICE ENGINES (3.0 TDV6) WITH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE FOLLOWING FIRST START UP AFTER FITMENT. ANALYSIS OF RETURNED ENGINES HAS SHOWN THE LEFT HAND (LH) CAMSHAFT/CHAIN SPROCKET ALIGNMENT MARKS WERE INCORRECT AS A RESULT OF THE TECHNICIAN NOT FOLLOWING THE TOPIX PROCEDURE FOR REFITTING THE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WHICH IS DRIVEN OFF THE REAR OF THE LEFT HAND (LH) SIDE CYLINDER HEAD EXHAUST CAMSHAFT. |
| SSM72918 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A SQUEAL FROM THE FRONT BRAKES DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING. |
| 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 |
| 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." |
| LTB00981NAS1 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. ENGINE. SITUATION: WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH ALTITUDE, A HESITATION MAY BE EVIDENT WHEN PULLING AWAY IN FIRST GEAR. |
| LTB00960NAS1 | 2017-04-13. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: ONE OR MORE OF THE LOAD SPACE COVER SUPPORT PEGS MAY BE BROKEN, SNAPPED, OR LOOSE. |
| LTB00793NAS3 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION. SITUATION: THE AIR SUSPENSION SYSTEM MAY NOT RAISE/LOWER WITH A WARNING DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) C1A13-64 MAY BE STORED. |
| LTB00780NAS5 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. SITUATION: A HUMMING NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE AT IDLE. |
| SSM72983 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ISSUE: JAGUAR LAND ROVER HAVE BEEN RECEIVING A NUMBER OF REPORTS DETAILING AN ALLEGED OIL LEAK FROM THE ENGINE SUMP GASKET ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 3.0 TDV6 ENGINE. |
| SSM72979 | 2017-04-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. ISSUE: A "NO ENGINE RESTARTS IN XXX MILES. INCORRECTED DIESEL EXHAUST FLUID QUALITY DETECTED" WARNING DISPLAYED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. |
| 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. . |
| SSM72957 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP. ISSUE: THE CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF FUEL FILLING DIFFICULTIES (GAS STATION PUMP PREMATURE CUT OFF). |
| SSM72947 | 2017-04-11. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. ISSUE: CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT THE CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEATING ON THEIR VEHICLE DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY |
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