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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V040000 | ROVER GROUP, LIMITED | from 12/01/1993 to 12/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 54488 | 03/24/1998 | MFR | LAND ROVER | 02/24/1998 | 02/27/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. as a result of chaffing of a cruise control wire, the steering wheel rotary coupler can overheat and inadvertently deploy the driver's air bag. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning can cause a driver to lose vehicle control. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin march 24, 1998. 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 1-301-731-9040.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS - FRONTAL | |||
| The vehicle hit a tree head-on at 40mph, and neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. dealer insists that there is no problem. *ak | |||
| 10/04/1997 | |||
| While driving at 40 mph the braking system malfunctioned, causing the braking system to be inoperative which caused a frontal impact. both airbags did not deploy. no prior problems with braking system. *ak | |||
| 01/08/1997 | |||
| During frontal impact at 30 mph, the driver's and passenger's side air bags did not deploy. please provide further details. *ak | |||
| While applying abs brakes they failed to stop vehicle which was being driven at 40 mph, resulting in an accident. also brake pedal went completely to floor of vehicle. there was no deployment of driver's or passenger's side airbags. *ak | |||
| 10/04/1997 | 1 | ||
| While driving at approx 40 mph coming to intersection ,150-200 yards away , light turned red, went to apply brakes vehicle did not stop. stood on brakes, nothing happened, hit side of another vehicle with the front, air bag did not deploy. seat belt was worn. this defect resulted in an accident, and could have caused injuries. 820963 duplicate of 818194, posted on 03-nov-98. *ak | |||
| AIR BAGS - SIDE/WINDOW | |||
| 07/11/2000 | 1 | 03/01/1997 | |
| Frontal collision at 50mph and airbag did not deply. if not for seat belts, crash would have been fatal.*ak | |||