1999 Land Rover Discovery: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1999 Land Rover Discovery. The newest campaign is 00V377000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Nov 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Power Train / Automatic Transmission. NHTSA has 17 complaints on file for 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, 00V377000, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will check the park lock function; reposition the automatic transmission breather tube; and test the automatic transmission fluid and flush if necessary.
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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Since the last update
No tracked figure of this page changed in a data update. What the log tracks
Recall campaigns
2 campaigns, newest first. 71,028 units in total.
00V377000Received . 59,445 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: certain sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of FMVSS no. 114, "theft protection." water contamination of the automatic transmission oil can lead to various failure modes of the transmission. One of these failure models results in incorrect operation of the park lock function that could allow a vehicle to roll away if parked without the handbrake properly set.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Unintentional vehicle movement could result in a crash or personal injury.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will check the park lock function; reposition the automatic transmission breather tube; and test the automatic transmission fluid and flush if necessary.
Report filed by LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
99V237000Received . 11,583 units.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. The contacts of the relay, which operates the anti-lock brake system (ABS) pump, can stick and remain closed when commanded to open by the ABS electronic control unit. The warning lamp will illuminate and an audible alarm will sound.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Anti-lock braking will stop and the vehicle may experience inadvertent braking for less than a second.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the ABS relay.
Report filed by LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number D380. 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
17 complaints, 24 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 5 |
| Steering | 3 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 3 |
| Seats | 3 |
| Equipment | 2 |
| Power Train | 2 |
| Visibility | 1 |
| Air Bags | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
| Electrical System | 1 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 12.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 4
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 1
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 24 Jan 2008
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
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
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 1999 Land Rover DiscoveryThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1999 Land Rover Discovery: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/land-rover/discovery/1999/. 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
- LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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 1999 Land Rover Discovery?
- 71,028 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 1999 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1999 Land Rover Discovery name most often?
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 of 24 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1999 Land Rover Discovery open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.