Land Rover Service Brakes, Hydraulic: Pedals and Linkages

Land Rover is recalling about 3,972 vehicles over a problem with the service brakes, hydraulic. Although full braking action can still be obtained,driver alarm from the incorrectly positioned pedal could result in aninappropriate action by the driver which could cause an accident.

Campaign
89V012000
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Reported
31 January 1989
Vehicles
3,972
Built between
Jul 1987 – Oct 1988
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
23 March 1989
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between July 1987 and October 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1987-1988 Land Rover Range RoverBuilt July 1987 to October 1988

What the defect is

Incorrect installation of a circlip holding the brake pedal pivot shaft could allow the circlip to disengage and the pivot shaft to move enough for the brake pedal to move from its designed position.

What could happen

Although full braking action can still be obtained,driver alarm from the incorrectly positioned pedal could result in aninappropriate action by the driver which could cause an accident.

What gets fixed

REPAIR CIRCLIP INSTALLATION TO PREVENT ITS DISENGAGEMENT.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJuly 1987 to October 1988
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA31 January 1989
  3. Owners notified23 March 1989

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 31 January 1989.

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: brakesvehicle description: multi purpose 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

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