"Issue: L405 – range rover: from 14MY onwards L494 – range rover sport: from 14MY onwards L538 – range...

Bulletin number

SSM72558

Component

Electrical system: software

Summary

"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. This will be displayed as a red x for the rfa in the sdd vehicle specification screen. Cause: the new rfa module supplied is manufactured with pre-flashed software for ‘dual can’ vehicles. These vehicles are ‘multican’ and not ‘dual can’ and will not communicate with sdd for programming or update without completing the action instructions detailed below."

Owners of these vehicles have filed 69 complaints in the electrical category.