NHTSA Campaign 00V036000

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Issued by LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, INC. · Reported Feb 11, 2000 · 2,838 vehicles affected

What's wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ACTIVE CORNERING ENHANCEMENT (ACE). THE HIGH-PRESSURE HYDRAULIC PIPE THAT RUNS FROM THE ACE PUMP TO THE ACE VALVE BLOCK COULD FRACTURE AT ITS UNION WITH THE PUMP.

Consequence

THIS WILL RESULT IN A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. A LOW FLUID LEVEL CAN SUBSEQUENTLY RESULT IN SYSTEM PUMP FAILURE WHICH WILL THROW OFF THE AUXILIARY DRIVE BELT, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE AUXILIARY FUNCTIONS (POWER STEERING ASSIST, WATER PUMP, ALTERNATOR, AND AIR CONDITIONING). IN EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCES, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE HYDRAULIC FLUID COULD IGNITE, RESULTING IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE.

Remedy

DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW HYDRAULIC TUBING.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II 1999 2,838
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY II 2000 2,838

Source: NHTSA Campaign 00V036000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.