NHTSA campaign 04V203000 · Land Rover campaign B156
Land Rover and Range Rover Recall 04V-203: LAND ROVER/FUEL TANKS
- Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation
NHTSA recall 04V203000 (Land Rover campaign B156) was reported by LAND ROVER on April 12, 2004, with 45,267 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover Discovery I and Range Rover Classic for model years 1995–1997 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on March 15, 2005, 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 04V203000 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
- 04V203000 (also written 04V-203 or 04V203)
- Filed by
- LAND ROVER
- Land Rover campaign number
- B156
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 45,267 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Fuel System, Gasoline — Storage
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V203000. 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 I
Range Rover
Range Rover Classic
- 1995 · Vehicles built April 16, 1993 – July 3, 1995 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V203000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, A STRESS CRACK CAN DEVELOP IN THE PLASTIC FUEL TANKS.
Safety consequence
CRACKS WHICH CONTINUE TO PROPAGATE CAN ULTIMATELY RESULT IN SIGNS OF LIQUID FUEL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN FILLING THE TANK, PARTICULARLY IF OVERFILLING IS ATTEMPTED. FUEL LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN A FIRE.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANK. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 15, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
Notes
LAND ROVER RECALL NO. B156.CUSTOMERS CAN 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 04V203000
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.