{"nhtsa_id":51228,"type":"service_bulletin","type_name":"Service bulletin","date_added":"1997-06-27","date":"1997-01-17","document_id":"D456","mfr_campaign":null,"replaces":null,"component":"LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH","mfr_system":null,"summary":"RECALL 96V-247 - LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA HAS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION THE EXISTENCE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH SAFETY CONSEQUENCES - THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR ON SOME 1995 AND 1996 DISCOVERY VEHICLES MAY FAIL TO LATCH FULLY, CAUSING THE DOOR TO BOUNCE BACK OFF THE DOOR SEALS - TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION, DEALERS ARE TO INSTALL LATCH MOUNTING FASTENER AND INSPECT ALL AFFECTED DISCOVERY MODELS FOR CORRECT RIGHT HAND DOOR LATCH OPERATION - CONDUCT CHECK OF ALL OTHER SIDE DOOR LATCHES TO ENSURE PROPER OPERATION - RECALL 96V-247. *TW","document":null,"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/bulletins/51228","components":[{"id":"latches-locks","name":"Latches and locks","parent":null},{"id":"door-latch","name":"Door latch","parent":"latches-locks"}],"codes":[],"topics":[],"vehicles":[{"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"DISCOVERY","year_from":1995,"year_to":1996,"match":"exact","vehicle_ids":["1995_land-rover_discovery","1996_land-rover_discovery"]}],"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":[]}