NHTSA Campaign Id 00V377000; Date: Nov. 16, 2000
Unintentional vehicle movement could result in a crash or personal injury.
1999 Land Rover Discovery; 2000 Land Rover Discovery; 2001 Land Rover Discovery; 1999 Land Rover Range Rover; 2000 Land Rover Range Rover; 2001 Land Rover Range Rover
Component: Power Train:automatic Transmission
Manufactured by: Land Rover North America, Inc.
Affected Units:: 59,445
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of fmvss no. 114, "theft protection. " water contamination of the automatic transmission oil can lead to various failure modes of the transmission. One of these failure models results in incorrect operation of the park lock function that could allow a vehicle to roll away if parked without the handbrake properly set.
Dealers will check the park lock function; reposition the automatic transmission breather tube; and test the automatic transmission fluid and flush if necessary.
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).
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Jan 4, 2001
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