Land Rover Discovery 2015–2016 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SGI16-53 · NHTSA communication 10117029 · issued Nov 23, 2016
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Electrical System
component
2015–2016
model years
6
vehicle entries
Official summary
DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE: A potential issue has been identified on a limited number of vehicles listed in the Affected Vehicle where the Gateway Module (GWM) stays awake and keeps the Controller Area Network (CAN) awake. This constant current drain of 3 amps causes the battery to go flat within a few days.
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.