The defect
ON SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE COULD HAVE BECOME KINKED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN CHAFFING OF THE CABLE. CONTINUED CHAFFING CAN LEAD TO BREAKAGE OF THE INTERIOR CABLE STRANDS.
The risk
BREAKAGE OF THE CABLE STRANDS CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DAMAGED CABLES WHERE NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 6, 2002. 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 1-301-731-9040.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery II | 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 Discovery II | 2001 | 31 | 5 |
| Land Rover Discovery II | 2002 | 34 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2002
25 of the 434 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2002 concerned the vehicle speed control; LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 02V298000 12 Nov 2002 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 02V303000 12 Nov 2002 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 02V262000 24 Sept 2002 | MOTO GUZZI NORTH AMERICA |
| 02V004010 20 Sept 2002 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 02V004009 19 Sept 2002 | SPARTAN MOTORS, INC. |
| 02V248000 16 Sept 2002 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 02V004011 10 Sept 2002 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
| 02V186000 8 Jul 2002 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2002