NHTSA recall 08V635000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 08V635000 |
| Manufacturer's number | P041 |
| Manufacturer | LAND ROVER |
| Reported | 2008-12-03 |
| Owners notified | 2009-01-05 |
| Component | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT |
| Units potentially affected | 19168 |
What is wrong
LAND ROVER IS RECALLING 19,168 MY 2003-2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES. THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COUPLING SLEEVE AND THE PROPELLER SHAFT MAY BE MISALIGNED, RESULTING IN SPLINE WEAR OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. AS THE WEAR BETWEEN THE PROPELLER SHAFT AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SPLINE COUPLING PROGRESSES, NOISE AND VIBRATION ARE EXPECTED.
What can happen
CONTINUED VEHICLE OPERATION CAN EVENTUALLY RESULT IN THE SPLINES SHEARING AND A LOSS OF DRIVE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED DESIGN OF THE PROPELLER SHAFT, THE FLANGE KIT AND HEAT SHIELD KIT. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 6, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800- 637-6837.
Notes
LAND ROVER RECALL NO. P041.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
| 2003 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER | Built 2002-01-03 to 2005-02-22. |
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| 2004 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER | Built 2002-01-03 to 2005-02-22. |
| 2005 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER | Built 2002-01-03 to 2005-02-22. |
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Investigated as EA07012
This recall followed 1 NHTSA investigation. An investigation is NHTSA looking into a possible defect. It is not a finding that a defect exists, and it does not say that any one vehicle is affected.
| EA07012 | Engineering analysis, opened 2007-08-14, closed 2008-12-10. FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE. POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT; POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE. |
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From NHTSA's investigation file, as of 2026-10-19. The JSON has NHTSA's summary of each.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SSM70878 | 2017-05-31. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS (HALF SHAFTS) RUBBER BOOTS SPLIT OR DAMAGED ON LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER VEHICLES IN WARRANTY. CAUSE: UNKNOWN – ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON-GOING." |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.