The defect
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES FITTED WITH 9J-19 INCH DIAMETER WHEELS, DURING CERTAIN VEHICLE MANEUVERS WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM IS ON FULL LEFT LOCK AND THE SUSPENSION IS MOVING TOWARDS FULL COMPRESSION, THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE AND/OR THE ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR LEAD AND/OR THE BRAKE PAD WEAR WARNING SENSOR LEAD CAN CATCH ON THE WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHT AS THE WHEEL ROTATES.
The risk
THIS MAY LEAD TO WARNINGS OF PREMATURE BRAKE PAD WEAR, WARNINGS OF ABS FAILURE, OR EXTENDED BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL AND LOSS OF ONE OF THE HYDRAULIC SERVICE BRAKING SYSTEM CIRCUITS, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE FLEXI-PIPE ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE IT IF IT EXHIBITS SIGNS OF CHAFING, AND ALSO TO REPLACE THE LEFT FRONT 'CLIP-ON' WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHTS WITH 'STICK-ON' WHEEL BALANCE WEIGHTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-201-818-8500.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2006 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Sport | 2006 | 26 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2006
38 of the 490 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2006 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; LAND ROVER filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 06V493000 29 Dec 2006 | DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 06V472000 12 Dec 2006 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 06V420000 31 Oct 2006 | GLENDALE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES |
| 06V411000 27 Oct 2006 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 06V396000 17 Oct 2006 | C&C TRAILERS, INC. |
| 06V372000 29 Sept 2006 | DOUGLAS MARINE CORPORATION |
| 06V348000 12 Sept 2006 | NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 06V315000 23 Aug 2006 | TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES AMERICA LTD |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2006