Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| 00V329000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 07/01/1998 to 01/31/1999 | V (Vehicle) | 2957 | 01/04/2001 | MFR | LAND ROVER | 10/16/2000 | 10/26/2000 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. the cast alloy throttle body is heated by fluid bled from the cooling system, to prevent icing in extremely cold weather conditions. this fluid passes through a small attachment (plate) to the throttle body, which utilizes a cork gasket. the cork gasket has proven to be unreliable in this application. consequently, coolant fluid can leak from the interface between the de-icer plate and the throttle body. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Should this coolant collect on high temperature regions of the engine, the coolant fluid could ignite. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the throttle body gasket, de-icer attachment, and securing hardware. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification began january 4, 2001. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact land rover at 1-800-637-6837. also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||