NHTSA Campaign 00V377000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA campaign 00V377000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the power train: automatic transmission. The repair is free.
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 00V377000 with NHTSA on November 16, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V377000, NHTSA lists up to 59,445 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 1998 and September 30, 2000.
The 00V377000 report reached NHTSA 2 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V377000 were scheduled from January 4, 2001, 49 days after the report.
00V377000 covers 2 models from Land Rover, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 00V377000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the power train, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 00V377000 vehicles, the 2000 Land Rover Range Rover has the most (8).
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V377000 ranks 2 of 9 LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 114, "THEFT PROTECTION." WATER CONTAMINATION OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OIL CAN LEAD TO VARIOUS FAILURE MODES OF THE TRANSMISSION. ONE OF THESE FAILURE MODELS RESULTS IN INCORRECT OPERATION OF THE PARK LOCK FUNCTION THAT COULD ALLOW A VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY IF PARKED WITHOUT THE HANDBRAKE PROPERLY SET.
- The risk
- UNINTENTIONAL VEHICLE MOVEMENT COULD RESULT IN A CRASH OR PERSONAL INJURY.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL CHECK THE PARK LOCK FUNCTION; REPOSITION THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE; AND TEST THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID AND FLUSH IF NECESSARY.
- Notes
- 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 1-800-637-6837.
Reported November 16, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V377000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V377000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 16, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted