2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport Technical Service Bulletins

281 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10106016Dec 21, 2015Electrical system, Transmission and drivetrain. "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)."
• 10106009Dec 20, 2015Seats. "situation: a 'rattle' noise may be evident from the second row seat area of the vehicle. This will occur when the second row seat is pushed fully back and the valance trim is in contact with the quarter panel trim. Cause: this may be caused by the second row seat outer hinge mechanism cover having excessive free play at the rear."
• 10106062Dec 19, 2015Equipment. "issue: customers may report loss of climate control in hvac system and/or seat heating, which is due to hvac software communication issues on the lin bus. The communication ceases upon shutdown and does not recover upon wake up. Symptoms include: • dtc’s. • hvac blower becomes inoperative because there is no stepper control. • no lin communication to the seats and therefore, no climate seat control. Cause: hvac…
• 10106060Dec 18, 2015Engine cooling, Electrical system. "issue: customer has observed 'check engine light' - also known as 'engine malfunction indicator lamp (mil)' - illuminated in the instrument cluster & p2096-00 and or p2097- 00 is evident in the pcm. Action: as per the 'possible cause' listed in topix, there may be an air leak in the exhaust system. Carry out a leak check of the exhaust system and follow the actions as detailed below:"
• 10106059Dec 15, 2015Electrical system. "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.
• 10106051Dec 14, 2015Tires, Equipment. "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…
• 10106054Dec 2, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "issue: the glass run seal tucks in near the 1. Door mirror on l538 2. The glass run seal tucks in on the glass run lower channel on l550 3. Both variants produce a squeak when the window raise/lower function is operated cause: glass run seal looses the flock and this increases the friction between the glass and the seal."
• 10106046Dec 2, 2015Electrical system, Steering, Equipment. "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…
• 10106018Dec 2, 2015Equipment. "description an issue has been identified on a limited number of vehicles listed within the affected vehicle range where the front overhead console sunglasses holder will not remain latched when using the open/close function. This notice does not apply to any vehicles already registered and in use, either with the retailer or customer.
• 10106017Dec 2, 2015Equipment. "situation: an issue has been identified on a limited number of vehicles listed within the affected vehicle range where the front overhead console sunglasses holder will not remain latched when using the open/close function. This notice does not apply to any vehicles already registered and in use, either with the retailer or customer.
• 10105987Nov 29, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "issue: 2015 and some 2016 land rover discovery sport models may display the following error message on the touch screen display when attempting to use the navigation system: an error has occurred during “screenin” of “skins/default/swf/navpopupgenericscreen.swf” cause: audio head unit software concern."
• 10105988Nov 27, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "issue: warranty claims have been submitted for panoramic glass roofs when there is evidence of external impact damage. Cause: the glass, when inspected, shows clear impact marks where an object has hit the glass initiating the crack."
• 10105914Nov 25, 2015Body and structure. "situation: the front and/or rear door interior trim panel(s) may become detached from the door. Cause: this may be caused when the load applied to the door trim during door closure exceeds the existing clip capability, causing the door trim panel to become detached. Lantern clip part number lr044885 has a higher retention value and is to be fitted to the areas where the extra pull of force is exerted."
• 10105920Nov 19, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Body and structure. "situation: a ""rattle"" noise from the engine compartment or from the underbody area may be evident. Cause: this may be caused by reduced clearance between the driveshaft-rear and the driveshaft-rear heat shield."
• 10105912Nov 12, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. "situation: a fluid leak from the transmission, poor shift quality, and/or transmission noise may be evident. Cause: this may be caused by the transmission cover gasket having been damaged during manufacture, allowing transmission fluid to leak."
• 10105863Oct 30, 2015Electrical system, Equipment. "issue the wrong component maybe replaced when troubleshooting bluetooth connectivity in car. Cause the front control display interface module(touchscreen) has no effect on bluetooth connectivity in the car and as such may be incorrectly diagnosed and replaced as the source of the issue."
• 10105890Oct 23, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "issue: when using the incontrol touch map updater, there have been isolated reports of stability concerns during activating or updating the secure digital (sd) card. Cause: version 2.2 of the incontrol touch map updater had the above concern."
• 10105848Oct 23, 2015Equipment. "situation: a limited number of 2015-2016 model year discovery sport (l550) vehicles may experience one or more of the following issues: • touch screen is blank; • poor navigation system functionality; • unable to tune hd® radio substations; • audio system defaults to 'on' upon engine start-up, even if 'off' on engine shutdown; and/or • sdars does not retain station presets.
• 10105881Oct 15, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Engine cooling. "issue: the customer may observe a mil in the instrument cluster relating to the engine system (check engine light) and one or more codes stored in the pcm relating to heated oxygen sensor (ho2s) in the exhaust system.
• 10105841Oct 12, 2015Body and structure. "situation: the tailgate interior trim panel may become detached from the tailgate during closing. Cause: this may be caused by the clips not being fully engaged during assembly."
• 10105882Oct 2, 2015Engine cooling. "issue: jlr have recieved a number of reports detailing concern that the plant filled engine oil of the 2.0gtdi engine appears to be contaminated. Cause: the plant fill oil has an additive to enable leak detection at valencia engine plant (vep). This additive has no effect on the quality or function of the oil and it is standard that the it may appear to have a slightly red or pink tint (see attached picture)."
• 10105811Sep 29, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "issue: when attempting to complete the pre delivery inspection (pdi) application using symptom driven diagnostics (sdd), you may be instructed that the keyless vehicle module (kvm) software is not at the correct software level and requires updating. If existing module programming is then attempted you may then prompted that the software loaded to the module is later than sdd is proposing to load and to contact…
• 10105803Sep 29, 2015Equipment. "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)."
• 10105807Sep 9, 2015Steering. "issue when removing the transportation steering wheel cover, residue from the cover may be found left on the steering wheel. Cause degradation of the protective cover in certain climatic conditions."
• 10105671Aug 31, 2015Electrical system, Steering. "issue: during vehicle diagnostic/servicing check-up the following dtc may be reported for the power steering control module (pscm): '0000-00 – [no information available] there is no customer reportable symptom related to this dtc. Cause: this dtc has been incorrectly set to be visible in production software."
• 10105640Aug 26, 2015Equipment. "description a limited number of 2015-2016 model year discovery sport (l550) vehicles may experience one or more of the following issues:  touch screen is blank;  poor navigation system functionality;  unable to tune hd™ radio substations;  audio system defaults to 'on' upon engine start-up, even if 'off' on engine shutdown; and/or  sdars does not retain station presets."
• 10105603Aug 26, 2015Equipment. "situation: a limited number of 2015-2016 model year discovery sport (l550) vehicles may experience one or more of the following issues: • touch screen is blank; • poor navigation system functionality; • unable to tune hd® radio substations; • audio system defaults to 'on' upon engine start-up, even if 'off' on engine shutdown; and/or • sdars does not retain station presets.
• 10105669Aug 25, 2015Electrical system, Equipment, Latches, locks and linkages. "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."
• 10105610Aug 10, 2015Seats. "description an issue has been identified on a limited number of 2015-2016 model year discovery sport (l550) vehicles where the forward 4 x m10 fixings (inboard and outboard) and the rearward (inboard only) fixings of the second row seats may have residual torque below the minimum specified limit."
• 10105602Aug 10, 2015Seats. "situation: an issue has been identified on a limited number of 2015-2016 model year discovery sport (l550) vehicles where the forward 4 x m10 fixings (inboard and outboard) and the rearward (inboard only) fixings of the second row seats may have residual torque below the minimum specified limit.
• 10105420Apr 8, 2015Exterior lighting. "situation: condensation/mist may appear on the inside of front and/or rear exterior lamps. Cause: condensation/mist is a natural phenomenon which can occur when there is a temperature difference between the inside and of the lamp unit. This condensation is considered to be as a result of normal atmospheric conditions and replacing the light unit will correct this symptom. With the introduction of clear lenses…

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