NHTSA Campaign 02V028000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
NHTSA campaign 02V028000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control. The repair is free.
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 02V028000 with NHTSA on January 23, 2002; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 02V028000, NHTSA lists up to 64,925 potentially affected vehicles, built between April 1, 1998 and January 31, 2002.
Owner notification letters for 02V028000 were scheduled from March 6, 2002, 42 days after the report.
02V028000 covers 1 model from Land Rover, model years 2000–2001.
Owners of the model years 02V028000 covers have filed at least 9 complaints naming the vehicle speed control, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 02V028000 vehicles, the 2001 Land Rover Discovery II has the most (6).
By potentially affected vehicles, 02V028000 ranks 1 of 9 LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR CABLE COULD HAVE BECOME KINKED DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN CHAFFING OF THE CABLE. CONTINUED CHAFFING CAN LEAD TO BREAKAGE OF THE INTERIOR CABLE STRANDS.
- The risk
- BREAKAGE OF THE CABLE STRANDS CAN RESULT IN THE THROTTLE BEING STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE DAMAGED CABLES WHERE NECESSARY. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN MARCH 6, 2002. 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 1-301-731-9040.
Reported January 23, 2002
Vehicles covered by 02V028000 (2)
Land Rover (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 02V028000, 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: January 23, 2002. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted