Land Rover Discovery 1995–1996 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin D456 · NHTSA communication 51228 · issued Jan 17, 1997
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Latches/locks/linkages
component
1995–1996
model years
2
vehicle entries
Official 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
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.