WenmarOpen by Wenmar Pro

Service bulletin SSM71779

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 id10101456
Published by NHTSA2017-05-31
Manufacturer's numberSSM71779
Manufacturer's date2014-03-05
NHTSA componentELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES

NHTSA's summary

"ISSUE: RANGE ROVER SPORT (SEVEN SEAT DERIVATIVES ONLY) SUPPLIED WITH A CABLE CLIP ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE AND NO BATTERY BOX LOCATING HOLE. CAUSE: SPECIFICATION ERROR HAS LED TO THE CLIP (‘A’ IN THE ATTACHMENT) BEING ATTACHED TO THE BATTERY POSITIVE CABLE WHEN IT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR SEVEN SEAT DERIVATIVES ONLY. THE BATTERY BOX HOLE IS COVERED BY A BRACKET (‘B’ IN THE ATTACHMENT) THAT IS REQUIRED FOR SEVEN SEAT VARIANTS ONLY."

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 RANGE ROVER SPORT2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
LTB00540NAS32022-06-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Smart Key Not Found Message Displayed
LTB00540NAS22022-06-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Smart Key Not Found Message Displayed
LTB00540NAS1a2022-06-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Smart Key Not Found Message Displayed
Q344NAS12021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Battery Cable Ground Connection
Q332NAS22021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Battery Retention
Q332NAS12021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Battery Retention
LTB00594NAS12021-12-13. Service bulletin. Technical Bulletin: Battery Positive Post and Battery Box Modification
SSM742842019-04-08. Service bulletin. Vehicles may exhibit a no start complaint due to a repetitive intermittent flat battery. Initial diagnosis shows no fault found or no measurable quiescent drain.
SSM74232Attachme2019-04-08. Service bulletin. Customer reports: Battery is discharged Vehicle is displaying a low battery warning Terrain Response Switchpack LEDs flashing (see attachment) with engine off
SSM742322019-04-08. Service bulletin. Customer reports: Battery is discharged Vehicle is displaying a low battery warning Terrain Response Switchpack LEDs flashing (see attachment) with engine off