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Service bulletin SSM72074

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 id10106346
Published by NHTSA2017-06-14
Manufacturer's numberSSM72074
Manufacturer's date2014-11-17
NHTSA componentLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

NHTSA's summary

"ISSUE: LAND ROVER DEALERS / CUSTOMERS MAY REPORT THAT THE HOOD / BONNET 'OPEN' MESSSAGE IS ILLIMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT PACK EVEN THOUGH THE HOOD / BONNET IS CLOSED CAUSE: THERE IS A POTENTIAL THAT AN INTERNAL SPRING COULD BECOME DISLODGED"

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

Body and frame, Latches and locks, Hood latch

Vehicles listed
LAND ROVER LR22009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER LR42010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT2014, 2015

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
LTB01149NAS32018-11-05. Service bulletin. A 'Hood open' message may be displayed on the Instrument Cluster (IC) or the security system status indicator may give an audible warning to indicate that the hood is not latched correctly. Upon further inspection, the hood is correctly latched.
LTB01149NAS22018-09-17. Service bulletin. Hood open' Warning Message Displayed On Instrument Cluster
LTB01149NAS12018-05-29. Service bulletin. A 'Hood open' message may be displayed On the Instrument Cluster (IC) or the security system status indicator may give an audible warning to indicate that the hood is not latched correctly. Upon further inspection, the hood is correctly latched.
SSM727382017-06-08. Service bulletin. ISSUE: THE BONNET OPEN WARNING LIGHT IS ON BUT THE BONNET APPEARS CLOSED. THIS CAN CAUSE THE ALARM TO TRIGGER OR THE VEHICLE TO NOT LOCK.
LTB00626NAS12017-05-30. Service bulletin. "SITUATION: ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING ISSUES MAY BE EVIDENT: • THE ALARM IS TRIGGERED FOR NO APPARENT REASON; • THE 'HOOD OPEN' MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; AND/OR • A MISLOCK SOUND IS EMITTED WHEN LOCKING THE VEHICLE. CAUSE: THESE ISSUES MAY BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY HOOD OPEN SWITCH."