Vehicle recall R/1993/032

Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Discovery recall: Possible malfunction of electric window switch

DVSA recall R/1993/032 names the Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Discovery. It was launched 2 July 1993. It covers vehicles built 10 August 1992 to 15 September 1992.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1993/032
Launched: 2 July 1993
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Vehicles: DVSA lists 1,415 on each model line

What can go wrong

The window operating switch may latch in the 'pressed' condition. This could result in the window continuing to operate up or down when pressure on the switch is released.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles for replacement of the original window switches with quality assured units.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 1,415. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	10 August 1992 to 15 September 1992	1,415
Land Rover Range Rover	10 August 1992 to 15 September 1992	1,415

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/1995/067 Seat belt fixings may be insecure 5 September 1995, Land Rover Discovery
R/1996/032 Cracking of rear suspension composite links 29 March 1996, Land Rover Range Rover
R/1996/101 Latching of front right hand door 24 January 1997, Land Rover Discovery
R/1998/003 Involuntary operation of air bag 20 March 1998, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery
R/1999/068 Anti-lock braking system relay contacts sticking 24 September 1999, Land Rover Discovery
R/2000/011 Ace system high pressure pipes may leak fluid 6 March 2000, Land Rover Discovery

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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