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Land Rover bulletin Discovery_N846_20SEP24

What it saysBelt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup NHTSA’s full summary ↓

Land Rover filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Sep 20, 2024, received Oct 7, 2024. It names 2 model years (2023–2024). A manufacturer communication 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 communication

Belt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup

Kind Other Manufacturer date Sep 20, 2024 Received by NHTSA Oct 7, 2024 Components —

Document filed under this number

DocumentKindDatedNHTSA idAt NHTSA
Discovery_N846_20SEP24OtherSep 20, 202411008648PDF, 123 KB

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 them

A 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 database

Owners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 19 complaints with NHTSA since 2015.

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.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5

Is Land Rover Discovery_N846_20SEP24 a recall?

No. A manufacturer communication 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 Discovery_N846_20SEP24 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 Discovery_N846_20SEP24 cover?

The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2024 Land Rover Discovery, 2023 Land Rover Discovery. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.