Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC: Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Mar 15, 2012 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 180. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. (LAND ROVER) IS RECALLING CERTAIN REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLINGS, LAND ROVER BRANDED PART NUMBER TVF100010, MANUFACTURED FROM APRIL 2011 THROUGH NOVEMBER 2011, SOLD FOR USE AS SERVICE PARTS FOR CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 1995-1999 DISCOVERY, 1999-2004 DISCOVERY II, AND 1995 RANGE ROVER CLASSIC VEHICLES. SOME OF THE REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLINGS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED TO THE REQUIRED ENGINEERING DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS AND MAY EXHIBIT THE ONSET OF JOINT SEPARATION, PRECLUDED BY DRIVE LINE VIBRATION.
The risk
IF THIS INCREASED VIBRATION WARNING SIGN IS IGNORED, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE DRIVE COUPLING CAN OCCUR. THE DRIVESHAFT MAY DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION RESULTING IN LOSS OF DRIVE AND LOSS OF TRANSMISSION PARK FUNCTIONALITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH AND/OR INJURY.
The remedy
LAND ROVER WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AFFECTED REAR DRIVESHAFT COUPLERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 4, 2012. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA AT 1-201-818-8500.
13 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Land Rover Discovery II | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 Land Rover Discovery II | 63 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2002 Land Rover Discovery II | 34 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 Land Rover Discovery II | 31 | 6 | 1 | 12 |
| 2000 Land Rover Discovery II | 40 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 Land Rover Discovery | 17 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 1999 Land Rover Discovery II | 36 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| 1998 Land Rover Discovery | 33 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 1997 Land Rover Discovery | 35 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 1996 Land Rover Discovery | 65 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 1995 Land Rover Discovery | 49 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 1995 Range Rover Classic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 Land Rover Discovery | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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 12E010000.
Full record for the 2004 Land Rover Discovery II → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →