Vehicle recall R/2000/038

Land Rover Discovery and Land Rover Defender recall: Engine flywheel may fragment

DVSA recall R/2000/038 names the Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Defender and a line with no model name. It was launched 5 June 2000. It covers vehicles built 1 September 1998 to 30 June 1999.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2000/038
Launched: 5 June 2000
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: 211
Vehicles: 12,965 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

As a consequence of the manufacturing process the engine flywheel may develop surface cracks which under certain high load conditions can propagate resulting in disintegration of the flywheel.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles for the fitment of quality assured parts.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 12,965.
Model	Built
Land Rover Defender	1 September 1998 to 30 June 1999
Land Rover Discovery	1 September 1998 to 30 June 1999
Land Rover (model not named in the DVSA file)	1 September 1998 to 30 June 1999

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/2000/011 Ace system high pressure pipes may leak fluid 6 March 2000, Land Rover Discovery
R/1999/068 Anti-lock braking system relay contacts sticking 24 September 1999, Land Rover Discovery
R/2001/017 Insecurity of front seat backrest. 22 October 2001, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Freelander
R/2002/028 Parking brake effectiveness concern. 19 March 2002, Land Rover Discovery
R/2002/008 Throttle cable concern. 19 March 2002, Land Rover Discovery
R/2001/171 Left hand front brake flexible hose concern 22 April 2002, Land Rover Defender

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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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