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1997 Land Rover DISCOVERY Air Bags Frontal Recall


NHTSA Recall #	14056
NHTSA Compaign #	98V040000
MFG Compaign #
Manufacturer	ROVER GROUP, LIMITED
Supplier	LAND ROVER
Brand	LAND ROVER
Model	DISCOVERY
Model Year	1997
Component	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Date of notification	24/03/98
Begin date of manufacuring	01/12/93
End date of manufacturing	31/12/97
Type of recall	V
Recall initiator	MFR
Report received	24/02/98
Report created	27/02/98
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FMV safety standard number
Estimated number of affected units	54488
Defect summary	Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. As a result of chaffing of a cruise control wire, the steering wheel rotary coupler can overheat and inadvertently deploy the driver's air bag.
Consequence summary	Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning can cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
Corrective action	Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating.
Recall notes	Owner notification is expected to begin march 24, 1998. 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. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

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1997 Land Rover DISCOVERY Air Bags Frontal Recall

1997 Land Rover DISCOVERY Air Bags Frontal Recall

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