NHTSA campaign 99V007000

ROVER GROUP, LIMITED Recall 99V-007: LAND ROVER/UNDERHOOD FIRES

Recall influenced by NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation

NHTSA recall 99V007000 was reported by ROVER GROUP, LIMITED on January 19, 1999, with 20,426 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover Range Rover for model years 1995–1999 (try.vin imports model years 1995 and later). Owners were notified on January 11, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 99V007000 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: 99V007000 (also written 99V-007 or 99V007)
Filed by: ROVER GROUP, LIMITED
Report received: January 19, 1999
Potentially affected: 20,426 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Engine and Engine Cooling
Owners notified: January 11, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V007000. 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 Range Rover
- 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 · Vehicles built October 14, 1994 – August 21, 1998 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V007000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF WATER INGRESS AND SUBSEQUENT ICE BLOCKAGE, THE TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE CAN BECOME CLOGGED, EXPELLING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE DIPSTICK TUBE ONTO HOT ENGINE COMPONENTS.

Safety consequence

THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE FROM THE INNER FENDER AND A SECTION OF THE HOSE WILL BE CUT AT AN ANGLE. THIS ACTION WILL REMOVE THE END OF THE BREATHER TUBE FROM ANY POOLED WATER AND WILL ELIMINATE WATER DROPLETS FROM CLINGING TO THE END OF THE TUBE.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JANUARY 11, 1999.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 1-800-637-6837. 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 99V007000

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.