The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. ONE OR BOTH OF THE BOLTS THAT RETAIN THE BRAKE CALIPER TO THE AXLE MAY HAVE MISSED A FINAL ASSEMBLY TORQUE OPERATION. CONSEQUENTLY THEY MAY BE LOOSE OR POSSIBLY MISSING.
The risk
CALIPER DISENGAGEMENT FROM THE AXLE COULD RESULT CAUSING REDUCED VEHICLE STABILITY WHEN BRAKING AND POSSIBLY LOCKING UP OF THE AFFECTED WHEEL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES TO VERIFY THAT THE PROPER TORQUE HAS BEEN APPLIED.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2000 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
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 Range Rover | 2000 | 26 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2000
41 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 00V357001 20 Dec 2000 | ATHEY PRODUCTS CORP. |
| 00V249004 27 Nov 2000 | RHODES TRAILERS |
| 00V382000 20 Nov 2000 | JAYCO, INC. |
| 00V369000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V345000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V226002 21 Oct 2000 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 00V294000 4 Oct 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 00V249002 6 Sept 2000 | TRAILSTAR MFR CORP |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000