{"nhtsa_id":10097364,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"2017-04-14","date":"2013-06-26","document_id":"SSM66617","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:TRACTION BATTERY","mfr_system":null,"summary":"\"ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN WITH A FLAT BATTERY OR POOR STARTING; WHEN TESTING THE BATTERY IT IS DETERMINED THAT A CHARGE IS REQUIRED. CAUSE: WHEN CHARGING A BATTERY (BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY) WITH A BMS (BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM) FITTED, THE EARTH FROM THE CHARGER MUST BE CONNECTED TO A SUITABLE CHASSIS OR ENGINE EARTH (CHECK TOPIX FOR APPROPRIATE LOCATION). THIS ALLOWS THE BMS TO SEE THE CURRENT GOING INTO THE BATTERY. HOWEVER WHEN USING A DIAGNOSTIC CHARGER FROM MIDTRONICS SUCH AS GR1, GRX GR8(110 VOLTS)THIS CONNECTION PROCESS CAN CAUSE AN INCORRECT BATTERY ANALYSIS DUE TO THE EXTRA RESISTANCE IN THE WIRING WHEN CONNECTED TO A CHASSIS OR ENGINE EARTH.\"","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/10097364","components":[{"id":"electrical","name":"Electrical system","parent":null},{"id":"equipment","name":"Equipment and accessories","parent":null},{"id":"hybrid-ev","name":"Hybrid and electric drive","parent":null},{"id":"battery","name":"12-volt battery","parent":"electrical"},{"id":"traction-battery","name":"High-voltage battery","parent":"hybrid-ev"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"LR2","year_from":2008,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2008_land-rover_lr2","2009_land-rover_lr2","2010_land-rover_lr2","2011_land-rover_lr2","2012_land-rover_lr2","2013_land-rover_lr2","2014_land-rover_lr2"]},{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"LR4","year_from":2010,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2010_land-rover_lr4","2011_land-rover_lr4","2012_land-rover_lr4","2013_land-rover_lr4","2014_land-rover_lr4"]},{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"RANGE ROVER","year_from":2002,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2002_land-rover_range-rover","2003_land-rover_range-rover","2004_land-rover_range-rover","2005_land-rover_range-rover","2006_land-rover_range-rover","2007_land-rover_range-rover","2008_land-rover_range-rover","2009_land-rover_range-rover","2010_land-rover_range-rover","2011_land-rover_range-rover","2012_land-rover_range-rover","2013_land-rover_range-rover","2014_land-rover_range-rover"]},{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"RANGE ROVER EVOQUE","year_from":2012,"year_to":2013,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2012_land-rover_range-rover-evoque","2013_land-rover_range-rover-evoque"]},{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"RANGE ROVER SPORT","year_from":2005,"year_to":2005,"match":"base","vehicle_ids":["2005_land-rover_range-rover"]},{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"RANGE ROVER SPORT","year_from":2007,"year_to":2014,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["2007_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2008_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2009_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2010_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2011_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2012_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2013_land-rover_range-rover-sport","2014_land-rover_range-rover-sport"]}],"as_of":"2026-10-19","note":"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.","attribution":[]}