Vehicle recall R/1996/101

Land Rover Discovery recall: Latching of front right hand door

DVSA recall R/1996/101 names the Land Rover Discovery and a line with no model name. It was launched 24 January 1997. It covers vehicles built 14 April 1995 to 23 July 1996.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1996/101
Launched: 24 January 1997
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Vehicles: DVSA lists 22,723 on each model line

What can go wrong

Under certain circumstances it is possible that the front right hand door may not latch properly.

The fix

The affected vehicles are being recalled to have the operation of the front right hand door checked. In all cases a modified screw will be fitted to the lock to eliminate the concern but where the check indicates that the latch may be binding

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 22,723. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	14 April 1995 to 23 July 1996	22,723
Land Rover (model not named in the DVSA file)	14 April 1995 to 23 July 1996	22,723

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/1998/003 Involuntary operation of air bag 20 March 1998, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery
R/1995/067 Seat belt fixings may be insecure 5 September 1995, 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
R/2000/038 Engine flywheel may fragment 5 June 2000, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Defender
R/1993/032 Possible malfunction of electric window switch 2 July 1993, Land Rover Range Rover, 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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