NHTSA campaign 02V022000

Land Rover Recall 02V-022: LAND ROVER/ABS ECU

NHTSA recall 02V022000 was reported by LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. on January 22, 2002, with 55,505 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover Discovery II for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on March 6, 2002, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

Is my vehicle included?

This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 02V022000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
02V022000 (also written 02V-022 or 02V022)
Filed by
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
55,505 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Service Brakes, Hydraulic — Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 02V022000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Land Rover

  • Land Rover Discovery II

    • 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1998 – July 31, 2001 (per NHTSA)
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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 02V022000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, CONTAMINATION OF AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) SENSOR CAN CAUSE THE ABS ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) TO INCORRECTLY INTERPRET THE SENSOR SIGNAL, RESULTING IN INAPPROPRIATE ABS ACTIVATION.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN LEAD TO AN INCREASE IN BRAKING DISTANCE THAT IS UNANTICIPATED BY THE DRIVER.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ECU. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 6, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-301-731-9040.

Notes

ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 02V022000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.