Vehicle recall R/2006/069

Land Rover Discovery recall: Fuel may leak

DVSA recall R/2006/069 names the Land Rover Discovery. It was launched 7 June 2006. It covers vehicles built 2 July 2004 to 30 April 2005.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2006/069
Launched: 7 June 2006
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: A016
Vehicles: 590 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that on vehicles fitted with fuel tanks which incorporate an internal breather pipe the breather pipe may not be to specification. This may result in swelling and cracking of a grommet and detachment of the breather pipe from a connector tube. In this condition fuel may enter the breather pipe resulting in MIL illumination fuel odour and drivability concerns such as hesitation misfiring stalling rough running or difficult starting. In the most serious case fuel may be discharged onto the ground.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace the fuel tank.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	2 July 2004 to 30 April 2005	590

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Other recalls for these models

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/2005/144 Vehicle may become unstable if jacked 9 November 2005, Land Rover Discovery
R/2006/226 Possibility of fuel leakage 19 March 2007, Land Rover Discovery
R/2004/069 Possibility of stress cracks in the plastic fuel tank 5 May 2005, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover
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.

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