1996 Land Rover Discovery: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery. The newest campaign is 98V040000. NHTSA received the report on 24 Feb 1998. The NHTSA record gives the component Air Bags / Frontal. NHTSA has 65 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 98V040000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 75,377 units in total.
98V040000Received . 54,488 units.
Air Bags / Frontal
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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, in the NHTSA record
Deployment of the air bag restraint system without warning can cause a driver to lose vehicle control.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install a fusible link which will protect the rotary coupler from overheating.
Report filed by ROVER GROUP, LIMITED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
96V247000Received . 20,889 units.
Structure / Body / Door / Hinge and Attachments
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
The right front door can fail to latch fully when closing, causing the door to "bounce" back off the door seals.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition could cause unexpected opening of the door increasing the risk of a vehicle accident or personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install corrective hardware on the right front door. Delaers will also check the door latches for the other doors at the same time.
Report filed by RANGE ROVER NA., INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
65 complaints, 111 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 1996 Land Rover Discovery
- All 1996 vehicles
| Component | 1996 Discovery | All 1996 vehicles | Discovery, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 153.2 | 120.9 | 79.7 | 17 |
| Structure | 117.1 | 39.5 | 63.3 | 13 |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages | 81.1 | 13.6 | 30.4 | 9 |
| Electrical System | 81.1 | 84 | 139.2 | 9 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 81.1 | 42 | 62 | 9 |
| Visibility | 72.1 | 59 | 35.4 | 8 |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 54.1 | 51.5 | 29.1 | 6 |
| Unknown or Other | 45 | 22.4 | 68.4 | 5 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 45 | 140.9 | 64.6 | 5 |
| Suspension | 36 | 55 | 27.8 | 4 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 22.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 5
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 8 Dec 2018
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE96060 | Preliminary evaluation | DOOR OPEN WHILE DRIVING | Structure | 21 Oct 1996 | 16 Dec 1996 | 96V247000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1996 Land Rover DiscoveryThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1996 Land Rover Discovery: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/land-rover/discovery/1996/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 30 Sep 2026
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- ROVER GROUP, LIMITED
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Land Rover Discovery?
- 75,377 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Land Rover Discovery have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the Land Rover Discovery, model years 1994 to 2026. 2 of them name the 1996 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Land Rover Discovery name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 17 of 111 component mentions, or 153.2 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 120.9 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Land Rover Discovery open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.