Land Rover Steering: Pump

Land Rover is recalling about 6,108 vehicles over a problem with the steering. The loss of steering assist could increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

Campaign
99V278000
Manufacturer
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Reported
20 October 1999
Vehicles
6,108
Built between
May 1998 – Jul 1999
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 October 1999
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 1998 and July 1999. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1999 Land Rover PetrolBuilt May 1998 to July 1999

What the defect is

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.

What could happen

The loss of steering assist could increase the risk of a vehicle crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A POWER STEERING PUMP/PULLEY ASSEMBLY.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 1998 to July 1999
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA20 October 1999
  3. Owners notified14 October 1999

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 20 October 1999.

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

Manufacturer's recall number
D385
Recalling manufacturer
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, 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

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).

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