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Service bulletin SSM-51557

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.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10041952
Published by NHTSA2011-11-19
Manufacturer's numberSSM-51557
Manufacturer's date2011-08-22
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

LAND ROVER: INCORRECT FITMENT OF AGM BATTERIES TO VEHICLES ORIGINALLY SPECIFIED WITH FLOODED BATTERY. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER LR22011
LAND ROVER LR42010
LAND ROVER NEW RANGE ROVER2004
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2011

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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