Vehicle recall R/2004/069

Land Rover Discovery and Land Rover Range Rover recall: Possibility of stress cracks in the plastic fuel tank

DVSA recall R/2004/069 names the Land Rover Discovery and Land Rover Range Rover. It was launched 5 May 2005. It covers vehicles built 15 April 1993 to 7 September 1998.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2004/069
Launched: 5 May 2005
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: a156
Vehicles: DVSA lists 21,191 on each model line

What can go wrong

Due to a material specification change combined with inadequate tool design and process control it is possible that stress cracking can occur at either the fuel tank vent valve ring welding the breather pipe weld or the filler pipe stub.

The fix

Replace the fuel tank with an improved design.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 21,191. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	15 April 1993 to 7 September 1998	21,191
Land Rover Range Rover	19 April 1993 to 19 February 1996	21,191

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/2005/008 Tv screen may not switch off whilst the vehicle is in motion 7 March 2005, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2004/193 Yaw rate sensor may suffer internal delamination 7 December 2004, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2005/144 Vehicle may become unstable if jacked 9 November 2005, Land Rover Discovery
R/2005/156 The parking function of the automatic transmission may not operate correctly 30 November 2005, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery
R/2005/154 Buckle may not be retained 30 November 2005, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2004/093 Possibility that the rear fuel line may chafe against harness 11 August 2004, 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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