NHTSA Campaign 06V131000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
NHTSA campaign 06V131000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system: ignition: switch. The repair is free.
LAND ROVER filed the report for 06V131000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2006; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 06V131000, NHTSA lists up to 45,900 potentially affected vehicles.
Owner notification letters for 06V131000 were scheduled from June 30, 2006, 71 days after the report.
06V131000 covers 2 models from Land Rover, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 06V131000 covers have filed at least 31 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 06V131000 vehicles, the 2005 Land Rover LR3 has the most (19).
By potentially affected vehicles, 06V131000 ranks 2 of 17 LAND ROVER recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 114, 'THEFT PROTECTION.' WHEN THE IGNITION IS SWITCHED OFF, AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, IT IS POSSIBLE TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER IS NOT IN PARK.
- The risk
- THIS CONDITION INCREASES THE RISK OF A CRASH RESULTING FROM THE UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OF PARKED VEHICLES.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPROGRAM THE DRIVELINE CONTROL TRANSFER BOX ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU) WITH REVISED SOFTWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 30, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-201-818-8500.
- Notes
- LAND ROVER RECALL NO. B037.
Reported April 20, 2006
Vehicles covered by 06V131000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 06V131000, 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: April 20, 2006. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted