NHTSA recall campaign

98V040000

Air Bags › Frontal

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6Affected configurations shown54,488Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentAir Bags › Frontal
Report receivedDec 2, 1999
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.

What fixes it

Official remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 98V040000

1998 LAND ROVER DISCOVERYOpen vehicle record →1997 LAND ROVER DISCOVERYOpen vehicle record →1996 LAND ROVER DISCOVERYOpen vehicle record →1995 LAND ROVER DISCOVERYOpen vehicle record →1995 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVEROpen vehicle record →1994 LAND ROVER DISCOVERYOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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