The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF CHAFFING OF A CRUISE CONTROL WIRE, THE STEERING WHEEL ROTARY COUPLER CAN OVERHEAT AND INADVERTENTLY DEPLOY THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG.
The risk
DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Discovery | 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1995 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 | 1994 | 15 | 1 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 1995 | 49 | 3 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 1996 | 65 | 2 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 1997 | 35 | 1 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 1998 | 33 | 1 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 1995 | 25 | 7 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1998
13 of the 367 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1998 concerned the vehicle speed control; ROVER GROUP, LIMITED filed 7 campaigns in all.
| 98V304000 2 Dec 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V204000 1 Sept 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V192000 24 Aug 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V153000 2 Jul 1998 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 98V045003 14 May 1998 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 98V070000 1 Apr 1998 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 98V054000 12 Mar 1998 | THOMAS BUILT BUSES, INC. |
| 98V045001 3 Mar 1998 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1998