2000–2001 Land Rover Discovery & 2000–2001 Land Rover Range Rover recall: powertrain & transmission
⚠️ What's wrong
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 fix
Dealers will check the park lock function; reposition the automatic transmission breather tube; and test the automatic transmission fluid and flush if necessary.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V377000
- Manufacturer
- LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Vehicles affected
- 59,445
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Owner phone
- 1-800-637-6837
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 4, 2001
- Built
- Jul 1, 1998 – Sep 30, 2000
- Recall started by
- MFR
- 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).