Model year record

1987 Land Rover Range Rover

6 recall campaigns on file for this model year. 3 owner complaints on file.

Recalls

Recall campaignNHTSA 95V155000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Vehicles affected
15,378
Reported to NHTSA
1995-08-11
Owners notified
1995-11-30

Defect description

THE BOTTOM OF THE FUEL TANK CAN CORRODE OVER TIME ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK.

Safety risk

FUEL LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANK AND REPLACE THE TANK IF NEEDED.

Recall campaignNHTSA 89V012000

Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages

Component
Service brakes, hydraulic: pedals and linkages
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Vehicles affected
3,972
Reported to NHTSA
1989-01-31
Owners notified
1989-03-23

Defect description

INCORRECT INSTALLATION OF A CIRCLIP HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL PIVOT SHAFT COULD ALLOW THE CIRCLIP TO DISENGAGE AND THE PIVOT SHAFT TO MOVE ENOUGH FOR THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MOVE FROM ITS DESIGNED POSITION.

Safety risk

ALTHOUGH FULL BRAKING ACTION CAN STILL BE OBTAINED,DRIVER ALARM FROM THE INCORRECTLY POSITIONED PEDAL COULD RESULT IN ANINAPPROPRIATE ACTION BY THE DRIVER WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

Manufacturer remedy

REPAIR CIRCLIP INSTALLATION TO PREVENT ITS DISENGAGEMENT.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V195000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Vehicles affected
5,713
Reported to NHTSA
1988-12-19
Owners notified
1989-01-01

Defect description

INFLATION PRESSURE RECOMMENDED FOR REAR WHEELS WILL NOT SUPPORT REAR GAWR.

Safety risk

VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 120.

Manufacturer remedy

SEND NOTIFICATION LETTER WITH A REVISED TIRE PLACARD INDICATING APPROPRIATE TIRE INFLATION PRESSURES.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V116000

Fuel system, gasoline: storage

Component
Fuel system, gasoline: storage
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Vehicles affected
4,704
Reported to NHTSA
1988-07-22
Owners notified
1988-10-01

Defect description

CORROSION COULD OCCUR BETWEEN THE FUEL FILTER AND ITS RETAINING BRACKET.

Safety risk

THIS COULD RESULT IN PERFORATION OF THE FILTER CASINGAND FUEL LEAKAGE WITH POTENTIAL FOR A FIRE.

Manufacturer remedy

INSTALL MODIFIED FUEL FILTER BRACKET.

Recall campaignNHTSA 88V034000

Seat belts: front: retractor

Component
Seat belts: front: retractor
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Vehicles affected
2,954
Reported to NHTSA
1988-03-16
Owners notified
1987-04-06

Defect description

A NYLON PIVOT PIN IN THE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR LOCK MECHANISM MAY BE TOO LARGE IN DIAMETER.

Safety risk

THE NYLON MATERIAL SWELLS IN THE PRESENCE OF ATMOSPHEREHUMIDITY AND CAN RESTRICT MOVEMENT OF A LOCKING PAWL WHICH ACTIVATES THE BELTLOCKING MECHANISM.

Manufacturer remedy

INSPECTION OF ALL VEHICLES AND REPLACE ANY SUSPECT BELT ASSEMBLY.

Recall campaignNHTSA 87V146000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
RANGE ROVER NA., INC.
Vehicles affected
114
Reported to NHTSA
1987-09-15
Owners notified
1987-09-10

Defect description

MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A WARNING STATEMENT LABEL AS REQUIRED BY FMVSS 105.

Safety risk

VEHICLES WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 105.

Manufacturer remedy

AFFIX WARNING LABEL TO MASTER CYLINDER STATING CLEAN FILLER CAP BEFORE REMOVING.

Owner complaints

A complaint is one person's report to a federal agency. It is not a finding.

ComponentComplaintsMedian mileage
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly1161,825 mi
Power train1—
Vehicle speed control1—

The 1988 model has about 1.5 times as many complaints as this one. These figures reflect raw complaint counts, not failure rates. Higher-selling model years naturally receive more complaints.

Other Land Rover Range Rover model years

All Land Rover Range Rover recalls by year

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