Recall 98V-040
ROVER GROUP, LIMITED recalled the 1994 to 1998 Land Rover Discovery and 1 other model: Vehicle speed control; Air bags (frontal).
At a glance
- Campaign number
- 98V-040
- Reported
- February 24, 1998
- Vehicles affected
- 54,488 estimated by the manufacturer
Source: NHTSA recall records
What is wrong
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. As a result of chaffing of a cruise control wire, the steering wheel rotary coupler can overheat and inadvertently deploy the driver's air bag.
The risk
Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning can cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
The fix
Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating.
Notes from the manufacturer
Owner notification is expected to begin march 24, 1998. 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]).
Affected vehicles
- Land Rover Discovery 1994 to 1998
- Land Rover Range Rover 1995