NHTSA campaign 96V247000

RANGE ROVER NA., INC. Recall 96V-247: LAND ROVER/DOOR SYSTEM

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 96V247000 was reported by RANGE ROVER NA., INC. on December 12, 1996, with 20,889 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover Discovery for model years 1995–1996 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 24, 1997, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 96V247000 (also written 96V-247 or 96V247)
Filed by: RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Report received: December 12, 1996
Potentially affected: 20,889 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Structure — Body — Door — Hinge and Attachments
Owners notified: January 24, 1997
NHTSA investigation: Preliminary Evaluation PE96-060 (per NHTSA's investigations file)

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 96V247000. 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
- 1995, 1996 · Vehicles built April 14, 1995 – June 12, 1996 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 96V247000.

Defect description

THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR CAN FAIL TO LATCH FULLY WHEN CLOSING, CAUSING THE DOOR TO "BOUNCE" BACK OFF THE DOOR SEALS.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE UNEXPECTED OPENING OF THE DOOR INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL CORRECTIVE HARDWARE ON THE RIGHT FRONT DOOR. DELAERS WILL ALSO CHECK THE DOOR LATCHES FOR THE OTHER DOORS AT THE SAME TIME.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION:OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN JANUARY 24, 1997.NOTE: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.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 96V247000

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.