NHTSA Campaign 07V011000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
NHTSA campaign 07V011000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the fuel system, gasoline: storage. The repair is free.
LAND ROVER filed the report for 07V011000 with NHTSA on January 17, 2007; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 07V011000, NHTSA lists up to 6,116 potentially affected vehicles, built between July 1, 2004 and September 28, 2005.
The 07V011000 report reached NHTSA 16 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 07V011000 were scheduled from March 12, 2007, 54 days after the report.
07V011000 covers 1 model from Land Rover, model years 2005–2006.
Owners of the model years 07V011000 covers have filed at least 15 complaints naming the fuel system, gasoline, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 07V011000 vehicles, the 2005 Land Rover LR3 has the most (15).
By potentially affected vehicles, 07V011000 ranks 10 of 17 LAND ROVER recalls on this site.
Besides 07V011000, LAND ROVER has 1 other recall on the fuel system, gasoline on this site; the one before 07V011000 was 05V376000, reported on August 29, 2005.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- SOME SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY HAVE FUEL TANKS THAT CONTAIN AN INTERNAL BREATHER PIPE THAT WAS NOT MADE TO SPECIFICATION. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE SWELLING AND CRACKING OF A GROMMET AND SUBSEQUENT DETACHMENT OF THE BREATHER PIPE FROM A CONNECTOR TUBE. WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL IN THE TANK IS ABOVE THE LEVEL OF THE DETACHED JOINT, FUEL MAY THEN ENTER THE BREATHER PIPE AND EXCESS FUEL MAY BE DISCHARGED ONTO THE GROUND.
- The risk
- FUEL LEAKAGE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE COULD RESULT IN A FIRE.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL TANKS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 12, 2007. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
- Notes
- LAND ROVER RECALL NO P001.
Reported January 17, 2007
Vehicles covered by 07V011000 (2)
Land Rover (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 07V011000, 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 17, 2007. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted