NHTSA campaign 06V131000 · Land Rover campaign B037

Land Rover Recall 06V-131: FMVSS 114/IGNITION KEY

NHTSA recall 06V131000 (Land Rover campaign B037) was reported by LAND ROVER on April 20, 2006, with 45,900 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover LR3 and Land Rover Range Rover Sport for model years 2005–2006. Owners were notified on June 30, 2006, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 06V131000 (also written 06V-131 or 06V131)
Filed by: LAND ROVER
Land Rover campaign number: B037
Report received: April 20, 2006
Potentially affected: 45,900 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — Ignition — Switch
Owners notified: June 30, 2006
Safety standard: FMVSS 114

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 06V131000. 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 LR3
- 2005, 2006
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2006

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 06V131000.

Defect description

CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, 'THEFT PROTECTION.' WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, IT IS POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS NOT IN PARK.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING FROM THE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF PARKED VEHICLES.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE DRIVELINE CONTROL TRANSFER BOX ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-201-818-8500.

Notes

LAND ROVER RECALL NO. B037.CUSTOMERS MAY CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153); OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 06V131000

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.