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Service bulletin SSM70778

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 id10101071
Published by NHTSA2017-05-30
Manufacturer's numberSSM70778
Manufacturer's date2014-01-03
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

NHTSA's summary

"ISSUE: 14 MODEL YEAR DISCOVERY/ LR4 - DIFFICULTY IN FITTING UNDER BONNET BATTERY BOX LID AT PRE DELIVERY INSPECTION. CAUSE: IF THE BATTERY NEGATIVE TERMINAL CLAMP BOLT IS NOT PARALLEL WITH THE LONGITUDINAL SIDE OF THE BATTERY IT MAY CAUSE DIFFICULTIES WHEN TRYING TO FIT THE BATTERY BOX LID. ADDITIONALLY THE CLAMP ALSO NEEDS TO BE FITTED AS LOW AS POSSIBLE ON THE NEGATIVE TERMINAL TO AID FITMENT."

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 LR42014

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

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