The defect
INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A CIRCLIP HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT SHAFT COULD ALLOW THE CIRCLIP TO DISENGAGE AND THE PIVOT SHAFT TO MOVE ENOUGH FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE FROM ITS DESIGNED POSITION.
The risk
ALTHOUGH FULL BRAKING ACTION CAN STILL BE OBTAINED,DRIVER ALARM FROM THE INCORRECTLY POSITIONED PEDAL COULD RESULT IN ANINAPPROPRIATE ACTION BY THE DRIVER WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPAIR CIRCLIP INSTALLATION TO PREVENT ITS DISENGAGEMENT.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1987, 1988 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
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 | 1987 | 3 | 6 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1988 | 2 | 5 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1989
23 of the 234 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1989 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; RANGE ROVER NA., INC. filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 89V235000 26 Dec 1989 | JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. |
| 89V227000 18 Dec 1989 | FREIGHTLINER CORP. |
| 89V224000 11 Dec 1989 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 89V223000 11 Dec 1989 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V221000 8 Dec 1989 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 89V213000 5 Dec 1989 | DAIHATSU AMERICA, INC. |
| 89V209000 29 Nov 1989 | MARMON MOTOR COMPANY |
| 89V206000 21 Nov 1989 | SHELBY AUTOMOBILES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1989