Recall 00V-329
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. recalled the 1999 Land Rover Range Rover: Vehicle speed control.
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 00V-329
- Reported
- October 16, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- 2,957 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is wrong
Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. The cast alloy throttle body is heated by fluid bled from the cooling system, to prevent icing in extremely cold weather conditions. This fluid passes through a small attachment (plate) to the throttle body, which utilizes a cork gasket. The cork gasket has proven to be unreliable in this application. Consequently, coolant fluid can leak from the interface between the de-icer plate and the throttle body.
The risk
Should this coolant collect on high temperature regions of the engine, the coolant fluid could ignite.
The fix
Dealers will replace the throttle body gasket, de-icer attachment, and securing hardware.
Notes from the manufacturer
Owner notification began january 4, 2001. 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-[removed]. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-DOT (1-[removed]).