Range Rover (LP) V8-4.0L (1999)
Front Door Latch: All Technical Service Bulletins
Front Door Latch Microswitches - Erratic Operation
No: 76/12/97/NAS
Ref: WSM section 76
Issue: 1
Date: 6/20/97
PRIDE IV
5-06
Erratic Front Door Microswitches
AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE:
RANGE ROVER (LP)
VA351347 to VA358683
SITUATION:
FRONT DOOR MICROSWITCHES EXHIBIT ERRATIC OPERATION
1997 Range Rovers in the above VIN range may exhibit erratic operation of the front door latch microswitches. This condition can lead to a false "door
open" indication from the latch microswitch.
Symptoms that may be caused by fault microswitch operation include:
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Interior lamp inoperative.
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Interior lamp will not turn off.
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Message Centre warning "DOOR OPEN LH-F" or "DOOR OPEN RH-F".
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Alarm system mis-lock accompanied by Message Centre warning "DOOR OPEN LH-F" or "DOOR OPEN RH-F".
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Air suspension inoperative below 35 mph (56 kph).
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Dead battery - BeCM fails to enter sleep mode.
NOTE:
At latch date code 289, a change was made within the door latch to improve location of the microswitch and eliminate these symptoms.
RESOLUTION:
REPLACE LATCH