Land Rover Seat Belts: Retractor

Land Rover is recalling about 2,954 vehicles over a problem with the seat belts. The nylon material swells in the presence of atmospherehumidity and can restrict movement of a locking pawl which activates the beltlocking mechanism.

Campaign
88V034000
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Reported
16 March 1988
Vehicles
2,954
Built between
Feb 1987 – Dec 1987
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
6 April 1987
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 1987 and December 1987. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987-1988 Land Rover Range RoverBuilt February 1987 to December 1987

What the defect is

A nylon pivot pin in the seat belt retractor lock mechanism may be too large in diameter.

What could happen

The nylon material swells in the presence of atmospherehumidity and can restrict movement of a locking pawl which activates the beltlocking mechanism.

What gets fixed

INSPECTION OF ALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE ANY SUSPECT BELT ASSEMBLY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 1987 to December 1987
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 March 1988
  3. Owners notified6 April 1987

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 March 1988.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Official source

Recalling manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

System: seat belt retractor.vehicle description: multipurpose vehicles.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

Same component

Same brand