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NHTSA recall 00V377000

Power train › Automatic transmission

Land Rover Discovery and 1 more

Reported Nov 16, 200059,445 vehicles affectedLAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.Built Oct 1, 1998 – Oct 31, 2000

The defect

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.

The risk

Unintentional vehicle movement could result in a crash or personal injury.

The remedy

Dealers will check the park lock function; reposition the automatic transmission breather tube; and test the automatic transmission fluid and flush if necessary.

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Vehicles in this recall

Land Rover Discovery
199920002001
Land Rover Range Rover
199920002001

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).