The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRESS CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS.
The risk
CRACKS WHICH CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE CAN ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SIGNS OF LIQUID FUEL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING THE TANK, PARTICULARLY IF OVERFILLING IS ATTEMPTED. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 15, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery I | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| Range Rover Classic | 1993, 1994, 1995 |
Components: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
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 I | 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| Land Rover Discovery I | 1995 | 4 | 1 |
| Land Rover Discovery I | 1996 | 10 | 1 |
| Land Rover Discovery I | 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| Range Rover Classic | 1993 | 0 | 1 |
| Range Rover Classic | 1994 | 1 | 1 |
| Range Rover Classic | 1995 | 0 | 1 |
Other fuel system, gasoline recalls in 2004
53 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the fuel system, gasoline; LAND ROVER filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 04V607000 23 Dec 2004 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V609000 22 Dec 2004 | WINNEBAGO INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V570000 3 Dec 2004 | MITSUBISHI FUSO TRUCK OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V557000 19 Nov 2004 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 04V541000 18 Nov 2004 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) |
| 04V530000 1 Nov 2004 | MACK TRUCKS, INC |
| 04V514000 26 Oct 2004 | POLARIS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 04V465000 30 Sept 2004 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004