NHTSA campaign 99V278000 · Land Rover campaign D385
Land Rover Recall 99V-278: LAND ROVER/POWER STEERING PULLEY
NHTSA recall 99V278000 (Land Rover campaign D385) was reported by LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. on October 20, 1999, with 6,108 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover Petrol for the 1999 model year. Owners were notified on October 14, 1999, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 99V278000 (also written 99V-278 or 99V278)
- Filed by
- LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
- Land Rover campaign number
- D385
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 6,108 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Steering — Hydraulic Power Assist — Pump
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V278000. 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 Petrol
- 1999 · Vehicles built May 1, 1998 – July 23, 1999 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V278000.
Defect description
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING PUMP PULLEY CAN FAIL RESULTING IN A LOSS OF STEERING POWER ASSIST. IF VEHICLE OPERATION IS CONTINUED, ENGINE OVERHEATING/DAMAGE COULD RESULT.
Safety consequence
THE LOSS OF STEERING ASSIST COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A POWER STEERING PUMP/PULLEY ASSEMBLY.
Notes
LAND ROVER RECALL NO. D385.OWNER NOTIFICATION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING OCTOBER 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 99V278000
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.