Land Rover: Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage
Land Rover reported this defect to federal regulators on Apr 12, 2004 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 45,267. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRESS CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS.
The risk
CRACKS WHICH CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE CAN ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SIGNS OF LIQUID FUEL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING THE TANK, PARTICULARLY IF OVERFILLING IS ATTEMPTED. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 15, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
7 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 Land Rover Discovery I | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 Land Rover Discovery I | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Land Rover Discovery I | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 Range Rover Classic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Land Rover Discovery I | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Range Rover Classic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Range Rover Classic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 04V203000.
Full record for the 1997 Land Rover Discovery I → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →