Vehicle recall R/1998/003

Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Discovery recall: Involuntary operation of air bag

DVSA recall R/1998/003 names the Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery and a line with no model name. It was launched 20 March 1998. It covers vehicles built 1 January 1994 to 31 March 1997.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1998/003
Launched: 20 March 1998
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Vehicles: 15,175 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

Involuntary operation of the air bag may occur as a result of an intermittent electrical fault.

The fix

Recall the affected vehicles for the fitment of a safety fuse link in the air bag circuit.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 15,175.
Model	Built
Land Rover Discovery	1 January 1994 to 31 March 1997
Land Rover Range Rover	1 January 1994 to 31 March 1997
Land Rover (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 January 1994 to 31 March 1997

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/1996/101 Latching of front right hand door 24 January 1997, 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/1996/032 Cracking of rear suspension composite links 29 March 1996, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2000/038 Engine flywheel may fragment 5 June 2000, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Defender
R/1995/067 Seat belt fixings may be insecure 5 September 1995, 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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