The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE THROTTLE CAN STICK INTERMITTENTLY DURING ITS OPERATION. THE EXACT POINT OF STICKING IS NOT PREDICTABLE AND CAN RESULT IN A HIGHER ENGINE SPEED THAN EXPECTED.
The risk
IN THE CASE WHERE A THROTTLE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE, PARTICULARLY AFTER A HIGH DEGREE OF ENGINE THROTTLE APPLICATION, THE DRIVER WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN BRINGING THE VEHICLE TO REST, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. 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 1-201-818-8500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery | 2003 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
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 | 2003 | 48 | 1 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 2003
14 of the 527 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2003 concerned the vehicle speed control; LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. filed 14 campaigns in all.
| 03V512000 5 Dec 2003 | AMERICAN SUZUKI MOTOR CORP. |
| 03V427000 30 Oct 2003 | BUELL MOTORCYCLE CO. |
| 03V372000 6 Oct 2003 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 03V353000 23 Sept 2003 | ELDORADO NATIONAL COMPANY |
| 03V280000 5 Aug 2003 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 03V259000 22 Jul 2003 | VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA INC |
| 03V254000 21 Jul 2003 | NEOPLAN USA CORP. |
| 03V246000 10 Jul 2003 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2003