The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE LOADING CONDITIONS ON THE VEHICLE'S LEFT SIDE ENGINE IDLER PULLEY CAN EXCEED THE MAXIMUM CALCULATED FIGURE OF THE ORIGINAL DESIGN SPECIFICATION. THE MATERIAL OF THE PULLEY CAN FRACTURE AND ULTIMATELY FAIL. FAILURE OF THE PULLEY MATERIAL CAN CAUSE THE PULLEY TO THROW OFF THE SERPENTINE BELT.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF ENGINE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS (POWER STEERING, WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR, AIR CONDITIONING AND ACE).
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN IMPROVED IDLER PULLEY.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery II | 1999, 2000 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1999, 2000 |
Components: ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC)
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery II | 1999 | 36 | 6 |
| Land Rover Discovery II | 2000 | 40 | 9 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1999 | 29 | 5 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2000 | 26 | 3 |
Other electronic stability control recalls in 2000
2 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the electronic stability control; LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 00V142000 17 May 2000 | LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000