2012 Land Rover Range Rover Technical Service Bulletins

284 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Land Rover Range Rover. 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.

• 10116126Feb 6, 2017Fuel system. Oil pump fault DTC P1889-14 Stored
• 10117051Feb 3, 2017Equipment. A Pillar moulding may be adrift
• 10116129Feb 3, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. Transmission leak, poor shift quality, and/or noise
• 10116144Feb 1, 2017Suspension, Wheels. Front wheel bearing may be contaminated
• 10117042Jan 27, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. Issue: Oil leakage from the joint of 9 HP transmission and front differential following a repair in and around the Transmission internal differential right output half shaft.
• 10116966Jan 27, 2017Transmission and drivetrain. Issue: Oil leakage from the joint of 9 HP transmission and front differential following a repair in and around the Transmission internal differential right output half shaft.
• 10117040Jan 19, 2017Equipment. Issue: Customer reports that the vehicle speed will not go above 44Mph (70Kph).
• 10116964Jan 19, 2017Equipment. Issue: Customer reports that the vehicle speed will not go above 44Mph (70Kph).
• 10117036Jan 9, 2017Engine cooling. Situation: A rattle noise from underneath the rear of the vehicle may be evident. Upon further inspection the exhaust system rear heat shield is found to be cracked.
• 10116960Jan 9, 2017Engine cooling. Situation: A rattle noise from underneath the rear of the vehicle may be evident. Upon further inspection the exhaust system rear heat shield is found to be cracked.
• 10117025Nov 29, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. Issue: Oil leakage from the joint of 9 HP transmission and front differential following a repair in and around the Transmission internal differential right output half shaft.
• 10116998Nov 4, 2016Steering. Situation: The steering wheel Volume/Mode and/or Voice Activation control switch may not be functioning correctly.
• 10117000Nov 1, 2016Engine. Situation: A rattle noise may be evident from the engine compartment and/or the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is illuminated. The Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) that may be logged include P0016, P0017, P0026, or P0341.
• 10097101Sep 9, 2016Equipment, Electrical system. Situation: the touch screen volume control may be erratic, jumps up in stages, or functions backwards (request volume increase but volume decreases).
• 10097247Aug 17, 2016Engine, Equipment. Situation: a humming noise may be evident from the engine at idle.
• 10106303Jul 15, 2016Equipment. Situation: inadequate a/c performance may be exhibited. Upon inspection, low pressure is recorded on the high pressure system, high pressure is recorded on the low pressure system, and the compressor clutch (where applicable) is working properly.
• 10106301Jul 15, 2016Engine. Situation: a ‘clattering’ / 'knock' / 'rattle' noise may be heard from the engine.
• 10106302Jul 5, 2016Equipment. Situation: one or more of the following issues may be evident when using the smart key: • 'smart key not found' message displayed in the instrument cluster; • engine fails to crank; • vehicle may not unlock / lock when using passive entry or when pressing a smart key button.
• 10106203May 23, 2016Engine. Situation: a humming noise may be evident from the engine at idle.
• 10102481Apr 4, 2016Engine cooling. Situation: a humming noise may be evident from the engine at idle.
• 10106005Dec 10, 2015Engine cooling. "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."
• 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."
• 10105827Oct 7, 2015Engine. "situation: a 'humming' noise may be evident from the engine when the engine is idling. Cause: this may be caused by dust and/or water ingress to the primary drive belt idler pulley bearing."
• 10105723Sep 21, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "situation: the windshield wipers may make a squeak noise, judder, or streak the windshield. Cause: this may be caused by a build-up of dirt and grease on the surface of the windshield glass."
• 10105586Aug 27, 2015Electrical system, Exterior lighting. "situation: the adaptive front lighting system (afs) warning lamp may be illuminated/flashing on the instrument cluster. Upon diagnosis, the technician may find diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) b1d64-87 and/or b1d65-87 stored in the headlamp leveling control module. Cause: this may be caused by a software error within the headlamp leveling control module."
• 10105582Aug 27, 2015Tires. "situation: a tire pressure monitoring system (tpms) fault may be displayed in the instrument cluster (ic) and diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) are stored. Cause: this may be caused by various issues."
• 10105643Aug 11, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). "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"
• 10105538Jul 23, 2015Equipment. "issue: a customer may report a concern that when the vehicle is started there is no cabin audio at all from any sources. If the nav button is pressed a 2-5 second period of am/ fm radio can be heard and then returns back to no audio. Issue will only self-recover after an ignition cycle. Cause: currently under analysis."
• 10104681May 27, 2015Electrical system. "issue: a new vct solenoid has been fitted to a 3.0l aj126 or 5.0l aj133 engine which requires a link harness in order to be installed on vehicles built with the prior part. Cause: the vct solenoid design changed, and the electrical connector on the vct solenoid is a different size."
• 10104481May 21, 2015Equipment. "situation: one or more fo the following issues may be evident when using the smart key: • 'smart key not found' message displayed in the instrument cluster; • engine fails to crank; • vehicle may not unlock / lock when using passive entry or when pressing a smart key button. Cause: this may be caused by a 'lock up' of the keyless vehicle module (kvm)."
• 10104461May 19, 2015Engine, Engine cooling. "situation: a ‘rattle’ / ‘click’ noise may be heard from the front of the engine. The noise may be more pronounced when the engine is at idle speed. Cause: this may be caused by wear on the timing chain lever, resulting in reduced tension on the timing chain."
• 10104441May 19, 2015Engine cooling. "situation: the fluid level in the engine coolant system expansion tank may fall below the minimum level over a period of time or a ‘low coolant level’ message is displayed in the message center. Upon inspection, a leak may be found to be from the front of the engine-driven coolant pump, together with excessive wear of the coolant pump bearing."
• 10105439Apr 8, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "situation: a loud 'buzz' noise coming from the hd radio® shortly after being switched 'on'. Cause: this may be caused by a hd radio® tuner module software issue."
• 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…
• 10105409Apr 8, 2015Equipment. "situation: on vehicles fitted with the surround camera system (not vehicles fitted with parking aid – rear view camera only), the camera image may be lost and a blue screen is displayed cause: this may be caused by signal loss through the coax."
• 10105408Apr 8, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "situation: on vehicles fitted with the surround camera system (not vehicles fitted with only a parking aid - rear view camera), the camera image may be lost and a blue screen is displayed. Cause: this may be caused by signal loss from poor connections, harness routing and excessive bending, the harness being tightly clamped, and damage to the insulation."
• 10105466Apr 3, 2015Equipment. "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."
• 10105405Mar 5, 2015Electrical system. "issue only applicable to software versions 30.3 (gen 3) fk72-14c104-af and 29.3 (gen 2) dpla-14c104-ag when checking for fault codes logged in the kvm (keyless vehicle module) also known as the rfa (remote function actuator) f000-63/u3000-63, control module - circuit/ component protection time-out is logged. Cause this dtc is set when the kvm has gone through a “self reset”"
• 10104241Feb 11, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. "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…
• 10104201Feb 4, 2015Equipment. "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…
• 10103721Jan 20, 2015Electrical system, Fuel system. "issue: high pressure fuel pump diagnostics on 3.0l aj126 and 5.0l aj133 engines have been updated. Action: please refer to the procedure below for information on how to access the new information through sdd."
• 10106022Jan 5, 2015Brakes. "re-issued dec 2015 issue: brake caliper discolouration. Cause: damage to the caliper finish while cleaning the vehicle and, or the road wheels"
• 10106021Jan 5, 2015Steering. "re-issued dec 2015 issue: when completing a repair on components in the power assisted steering system, debris may be found within the power steering fluid system which could lead to system contamination and a deterioration in system performance. Cause: internal debris from a suspected component malfunction may result in the power steering fluid becoming contaminated."
• 10105341Jan 5, 2015Engine cooling. "issued march 2015. Issue: low coolant message displayed. A coolant leak is found from the seam on coolant pipe (lr018275). See the attached file for an example of the leak location. Cause: a process issue at component supplier."
• 10103582Jan 5, 2015Engine cooling. "issue: low coolant message displayed. A coolant leak is found from the seam on coolant pipe (lr018275). See the attached file for an example of the leak location. Cause: a process issue at component supplier."
• 10103562Jan 5, 2015Engine. "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."
• 10103521Jan 5, 2015Engine. "issue: a replacement aj133 engine has been fitted into a vehicle. The engine cranks normally but will not start. Cause: the engine may have been fitted with the wrong camshaft timing rings."
• 10103501Jan 5, 2015Brakes. "issue: a customer may report brake squeal from the front or rear of the vehicle since the routine replacement of the brake pads. Vehicles with standard brakes only. Cause: brake compressibility of the pad, whilst within specification, may be slightly incompatible with the driving style and vehicle usage patterns of a small number of customers. Whiltst there is no impact on the efficiency of the braking system, in…
• 10103482Jan 5, 2015Brakes. "issue: upon replacement of the front brake pads, the brake pad retaining pins may be difficult to remove. Vehicles fitted with high performance/brembo brakes, post 10 model year only. Range rover sport aa215623 to ca738069. Range rover aa302697 to ca373799. Vehicles after the end vin numbers quoted above will have the new pins fitted as standard. Cause: galvanic corrosion of the retaining pins. The pins now have a…
• 10103361Jan 5, 2015Steering. "situation: this is an information only bulletin to aid in the diagnosis of hydraulic power steering issues. Action: when diagnosing customer concerns relating to the hydraulic power steering system, refer to the service information below."

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