Land Rover bulletin D096 -28APR26
What it saysInadequate penetration of welding between the cells, the battery’s capacity and therefore the vehicle’s electric range may be depleted below the design intent condition. NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Land Rover filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Apr 28, 2026, received May 6, 2026, about the electrical system. It names 1 model year (2025). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communicationInadequate penetration of welding between the cells, the battery’s capacity and therefore the vehicle’s electric range may be depleted below the design intent condition.
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D096 -28APR26 | Service bulletin | Apr 28, 2026 | 11032347 | PDF, 409 KB |
What the document itself lists
Labour operation and the time the manufacturer allows
| Operation | Description | Time |
|---|---|---|
| LR165498 | — | 0.5 hrs |
Read by machine from the document NHTSA serves (13 pages), read Sep 30, 2026. A part number is shown only where it matches Land Rover’s own catalogue shape, an operation only with its code and time, and a description only where the reader got it whole; anything it could not settle is left out, and the PDF is the record. Times are the manufacturer’s warranty allowances, not a quote. Listings and prices on eBay Motors are the seller’s.
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The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 1 model year this bulletin names have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 9 of them name Electrical System — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
On the morning of my wife was driving her 2025 Range Rover a short distance when an electrical fault came on the dash reading "stop safely Electrical fault detected". Upon turning into our driveway right after that warning came up, a variety of other warnings came on the dash including a transmission overheat warning.
2025 Land Rover Range Rover · Electrical System · filed with NHTSA May 31, 2026 · ODI 11741104
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the electrical system
Source: same model, same component group102 other manufacturer communications filed against the Land Rover Range Rover under the same component group (electrical system), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Land Rover list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM76510 - 23SEP26 | Other | Sep 23, 2026 | Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the Battery Charging Control Module (BCCM). The DTC may be unable to be cleared. |
| SSM76510 - 16SEP26 | Other | Sep 16, 2026 | Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) stored in the Battery Charging Control Module (BCCM). The DTC may be unable to be cleared. |
| D103 | Emissions | Sep 8, 2026 | D103 Emission Recall Owner Letter |
| D101 | Emissions | Sep 8, 2026 | D101 Emission Recall Owner Letter |
| D100 | Emissions | Sep 8, 2026 | D100 Emission Recall Owner Letter |
| SSM76110 - 21AUG26 | Other | Aug 22, 2026 | Vehicles on display e.g. in a showroom whilst being supported by a showroom 12v support unit, these vehicles require an additional fuse to b… |
| N955 Range Rover 21AUG26 | Other | Aug 21, 2026 | A quality concern has been identified where there may be a missing fixing on the Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) battery harness which i… |
| SSM76110 - 19AUG26 | Other | Aug 20, 2026 | Vehicles on display e.g. in a showroom whilst being supported by a showroom 12v support unit, these vehicles require an additional fuse to b… |
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Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Land Rover, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Land Rover D096 -28APR26 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the D096 -28APR26 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does D096 -28APR26 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 1 model year: 2025 Land Rover Range Rover. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.