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Service bulletin SSM71974

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The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10096133
Published by NHTSA2017-03-22
Manufacturer's numberSSM71974
Manufacturer's date2014-09-09
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

NHTSA's summary

"ISSUE: A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BMS (BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM) MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHEN DTC B11DB-87 IS LOGGED, WHEN RETURNED TO THE SUPPLIER FOR ANALYSIS MANY ARE DEEMED “NO FAULT FOUND” CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS"

The document

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Components

Electrical system, 12-volt battery

Trouble codes named

B11DB

Vehicles listed
JAGUAR F-TYPE2014, 2015
JAGUAR XF2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
JAGUAR XJ2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
JAGUAR XK2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

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

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