Thread: fuel tank recall for Discos and Rangies

It is a registered recall notice with the Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTAR No. RO4/106)

http://dynamic.dotars.gov.au/recalls

Search for Land Rover Discovery.

Aparently it involves petrol engined Vehicles only and is as a result of the weld failing at the junction of the filler tube and the tank.

It also suggests that LR will fix the problem.

I would suggest that you bypass the dealer and go straight to LRA.

Your right - the DOTARS sight has the recall - yet Landrover Australia Customer Care - today twice denied there was a recall.

I really do think this is unacceptable - I will e-mail Landrover to get a response and see what happens - will let you know.

[b]<span style="color:green">From the DOTARS site</span>


Vehicle Recall Search Results for LAND ROVER Discovery Series 1 (LJ), Range Rover Classic (LH)

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Problem: Fuel tank leakage
Make: Land Rover
Model: Discovery Series 1 (LJ), Range Rover Classic (LH)
Variant: Petrol engine only
Date Range:
VIN Ranges:
Status: Active
Defect: The weld securing the tank vent to the fuel tank may crack.
Consequences: Fuel will leak from the vehicle.
Corrective action: Landrover dealers will rectify the leak.
Notif. Date: 30/08/2004
DOTARS No.: R04/106
Supplier Name: LAND ROVER
Campaign No.: D156

Does anyone know what the (LJ) designate in the Discovery Series 1 description above eg Series 1 update, pre update or the whole lot?

LJ is just the Land rover vin Prefix for a Disco. The year designator is in the middle of the vin just before the numbers,KA means 93 LA means 94 MA means 95 etc

Thanks Shaunp and thanks to one_iota for the DOTARS site [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

Originally posted by garrycol
Thanks Shaunp and thanks to one_iota for the DOTARS site [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]

No sweat [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Surely LR and its representatives have a "duty of care": a concept well understood in the courts.

I sent a e-mail to LR Australia asking them to get back to me and either set us straight , ie we are all wrong or to explain why their Customer Care operators are giving out dud information.

If there is not a satisfactory response then maybe a whinge to the CEO, might be in order - if still no saisfactory response then a complaint to DOTARS and to the 4WD mags might be in order.

I would like to give LR the benefit of the doubt.

I think my 93 Disco V8 is a bit odd (we've discussed this before LOL), my VIN is

SALLJGML3KA059180

not

SALLHAMM etc

anyone know the decode?

Cheers, GQ