The defect
AT PORT OF ENTRY, A QUALITY OVERCHECK OF THE DIFFERENTIAL PINION SHAFT TORQUE WAS PERFORMED. THIS CHECK REQUIRED THE REMOVAL OF THE DRIVESHAFTS. WHEN THE DRIVESHAFTS WERE REINSTALLED, THE WRONG SIZED NUTS WERE USED.
The risk
THE NUTS CAN LOOSEN, ULTIMATELY CAUSING THE DISCONNECTION OF ONE OR BOTH OF THE DRIVESHAFTS RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HARDWARE ON THE INVOLVED VEHICLES WITH HARDWARE OF THE APPROPRIATE SPECIFICATIONS.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover County Classic | 1995 |
| Land Rover Defender | 1995 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 1995 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
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 County Classic | 1995 | 2 | 1 |
| Land Rover Defender | 1995 | 1 | 2 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 1995 | 49 | 3 |
Other power train recalls in 1995
9 of the 260 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1995 concerned the power train; RANGE ROVER NA., INC. filed 12 campaigns in all.
| 95V221000 16 Nov 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V174000 14 Sept 1995 | INTERNATIONAL TRUCK AND ENGINE |
| 95V159000 17 Aug 1995 | ROLLS-ROYCE MOTORS, INC. |
| 95V148000 7 Aug 1995 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 95V139000 26 Jul 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V096000 15 May 1995 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 95V068000 29 Mar 1995 | SAAB CARS USA, INC. |
| 95V026000 16 Feb 1995 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1995