Recall Register

1996 Land Rover Range Rover: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover. The newest campaign is 00V328000. NHTSA received the report on 16 Oct 2000. The NHTSA record gives the component Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings. NHTSA has 35 complaints on file for this model year. 2 NHTSA investigations name 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, 00V328000, in the NHTSA record

Dealers will make a series of modifications to several underhood hose components to eliminate the release of engine coolant.
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Recall campaigns

3 campaigns, newest first. 68,329 units in total.

  1. 00V328000Received . 25,033 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling / Cooling System / Hoses/Lines/Piping/Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Coolant system leaks have been identified in areas where the coolant could be subjected to elevated temperatures.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Consequently, the fluid could ignite causing an under-hood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will make a series of modifications to several underhood hose components to eliminate the release of engine coolant.

    Report filed by LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.. Manufacturer campaign number D221/D222. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 99V007000Received . 20,426 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. As a result of water ingress and subsequent ice blockage, the transmission breather tube can become clogged, expelling transmission fluid from the dipstick tube onto hot engine components.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will remove the transmission breather tube from the inner fender and a section of the hose will be cut at an angle. This action will remove the end of the breather tube from any pooled water and will eliminate water droplets from clinging to the end of the tube.

    Report filed by ROVER GROUP, LIMITED.

  3. 98V149000Received . 22,870 units.

    Engine and Engine Cooling

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Vehicle description: sport utility vehicles. Certain underhood hose and tubing components can fail allowing fluid to leak, such as engine coolant, windshield wiper fluid, and automatic transmission fluid.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This leakage, in the presence of an ignition source, can result in an underhood fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Dealers will inspect these vehicles and replace these components. Note that not all components will need to be replaced.

    Report filed by ROVER GROUP, LIMITED. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

35 complaints, 50 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 Range Rover
  • All 1996 vehicles
1996 Land Rover Range Rover: complaints by component, per 1,000 component mentions
Component1996 Range RoverAll 1996 vehiclesRange Rover, all yearsMentions
Engine and Engine Cooling260140.957.213
Suspension1205591.26
Visibility1005918.85
Latches/Locks/Linkages10013.621.75
Electrical System808490.54
Unknown or Other6022.449.23
Power Train4097.9174.52
Structure4039.535.52
Air Bags4066.951.42
Vehicle Speed Control204217.41

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 17.

Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
6
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
16 Mar 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.

Complaints about the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1997, with 10 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
EA97028Engineering analysisUNDERHOOD FIRESElectrical System30 Dec 19972 Jul 199898V149000
PE97039Preliminary evaluationUNDERHOOD FIRESElectrical System27 Aug 199730 Dec 1997

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.

  1. 19741
  2. 19876
  3. 19885
  4. 19891
  5. 19903
  6. 19913
  7. 19920
  8. 19930
  9. 19940
  10. 19957
  11. 19963
  12. 19973
  13. 19983
  14. 19995
  15. 20003
  16. 20011
  17. 20020
  18. 20031
  19. 20041
  20. 20051
  21. 20062
  22. 20073
  23. 20083
  24. 20094
  25. 20105
  26. 20113
  27. 20124
  28. 20136
  29. 201410
  30. 20158
  31. 201613
  32. 20178
  33. 20184
  34. 20193
  35. 20205
  36. 20215
  37. 20229
  38. 202310
  39. 20249
  40. 20253
  41. 20263

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1996 Land Rover Range Rover: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/land-rover/range-rover/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
LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover?
68,329 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Land Rover Range Rover have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 75 recall campaigns for the Land Rover Range Rover, model years 1974 to 2026. 3 of them name the 1996 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover name most often?
Engine and Engine Cooling: 13 of 50 component mentions, or 260 per 1,000. For all 1996 vehicles the figure is 140.9 per 1,000.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1996 Land Rover Range Rover open?
No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.