Vehicle report
Technical service bulletins are instructions a manufacturer sent its dealers about a known fault. They are not recalls and the work is usually not free, but they are the clearest signal of a problem the manufacturer already knows about.
SSM74374
Air leak from the right hand camshaft cover assembly due to a split diaphragm within the pressure control valve. Any of the following DTCs (indicating an air intake system leak) could be stored in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) ? P2187, P2189, P0505, P0507.
SSM74283
Seat height operates in increments and seat memory function will not work after replacement of seat height motor. Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) B1B87-31, stored in Driver Seat Module (DSM) or Passenger Seat Module (PSM) Note that the seat height motor is supplied as part of the cushion sub-assembly or motor sub-assembly (depending on model)
SSM71859
Issue: Customers / Dealers may report a concern with the condition of Seat Covers
SSM70798
Issue: This SSM is to support the description provided in Technical Bulletin LTB00631 for compact key low level repair.
SSM69158
Issue: A customer may report a concern of no sound from the audio system, even when the volume is turned up. The Audio/Video button on touch-screen home page may also be greyed out.
SSM72011
Issue: The wrong component maybe replaced when troubleshooting Bluetooth connectivity in car.
SSM72929
Issue: The Touch Screen (TS) also known as Front Control Display Interface Module (FCDIM) or High Level Display Front (HLDF) on occasions may fail to download software correctly resulting in no communications with the module and blank screen.
SFCC_08MAR18_16
The 'Service Required' warning text will not appear on the Instrument Cluster (IC) if a vehicle has reached its service point.
SSM73521
When attempting to update the Navigation maps to a newer level the update fails and the Navigation becomes either slow to respond or no functionality at all.
SFCC-14SEP17
Presentation from Dealer Shop Foreman Conference Call
LTB00319NAS5
SITUATION: THE EXTERIOR A-PILLAR MOLDING MAY BECOME LOOSE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE MOLDING'S RETAINING CLIPS LOSING TENSION.
LTB00319NAS4
SITUATION: THE EXTERIOR A-PILLAR MOLDING MAY BECOME LOOSE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE MOLDING'S RETAINING CLIPS LOSING TENSION.
SSM71849
A customer may complain that either "Vehicle Raising In Progress" or "Suspension Will Rise When System Is Cooled" messages can be seen. Fault codes U210A - 16 and C1A24 - 67 may also be stored.
SSM71862
This SSM applies to Instrument Pack lens in the above applicable model years vehicles.
SSM71864
When returning failed parts through warranty it has been found that the rubber surround is still attached to the camera lens. This applies to both high line and low line rear camera.
SSM71360
Software Update.
LTB00401NAS4
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.
LTB00319NAS3
Technical Bulletin: Exterior A-Pillar Molding Loose
SSM70878
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.
SSM69318
Air Conditioning compressors premature failure due to incorrect run in procedure
SSM68378
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.
SSM51797
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.
SSM67897
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.
SSM67637
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
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.
SSM66617
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.
SSM66677
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.
LTB00493NAS2
Technical Bulletin: Tow Hitch Receiver Does not Latch in the Vehicle Housing
LTB00526NAS1
Technical Bulletin: Discolored Quarter Glass/Waist Seals
SSM-58257
LAND ROVER: RANGE ROVER SPORT, DISCOVERY 3/4, LR3 / 4 CUSTOMERS MAY INITIALLY REPORT THAT THEIR SRS WARNING LAMP HAS BECOME ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PACK OF THEIR VEHICLE. *JS
SSM44211
A review of Front Lower Control Arm warranty returns from various markets has shown that arm assemblies have been incorrectly changed for knock issues when the front bush is cracked and should have been replaced as per Technical Service Bulletins LTB00204v4 and LTB00123v4.
LTB-00079
LAND ROVER: EPB MODULE SCREECH/NOISE FROM PARKING BRAKE/PARKING BRAKE SHOE DRAG-DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES. VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: A RUBBING/SQUEAK NOISE FROM THE REAR/PARKING BRAKE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS MOVING; EVIDENCE OF PARKING BRAKE SHOE DRAG (HEAT BUILD UP/EXCESSIVE PARKING BRAKE SHOE LINING WEAR; AND A SCREECH NOISE WHEN APPLYING OR RELEASING THE ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE (EPB) WHILE THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY.) *PE
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.