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Land Rover LR2 Recall Information
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January 05, 2009
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FEBRUARY 2008 -- Land
Rover is recalling 12,353 MY 2008 LR2
vehicles built with a sunroof. Failure of
either the left or right hand side sunroof
guide rail can occur when the sunroof is
operated. Excessive stress can develop in
the over-molded bracket which could lead to
cracking during normal sunroof operation. If
cracks occur and propagate in a certain area
of the guide rail, fragments of the plastic
over-mold material may detach from the guide
rail and obstruct the operation of the
sunroof. The obstruction could cause the
sunroof, when operated, to bind, twist, and
potentially detach from the operating
mechanism. If the sunroof is subsequently
cycled and a vertical force applied, i.e., a
customer manually aiding the roof to close
or wind lift, the glass panel can become
fully detached from the vehicle, increasing
the risk of injury. Dealers will install
retention inserts to both sides of the glass
panel guide rails. The recall is expected to
begin during March 2008. 08V055
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RECALL:
2008 Land Rover LR2 |
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NHTSA
Campaign
Number:
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08V055000 |
www.nhtsa.dot.gov |
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Manufacturer
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LAND
ROVER |
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Recall
Date:
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JAN 30,
2008 |
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Potential
Number
Of Units
Affected:
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12353 |
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Description |
VISIBILITY:SUN
ROOF ASSEMBLY |
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Summary |
LAND ROVER IS
RECALLING 12,353
MY 2008 LR2
VEHICLES BUILT
WITH A SUNROOF.
FAILURE OF
EITHER THE LEFT
OR RIGHT HAND
SIDE SUNROOF
GUIDE RAIL CAN
OCCUR WHEN THE
SUNROOF IS
OPERATED.
EXCESSIVE STRESS
CAN DEVELOP IN
THE OVER-MOLDED
BRACKET WHICH
COULD LEAD TO
CRACKING DURING
NORMAL SUNROOF
OPERATION. IF
CRACKS OCCUR AND
PROPAGATE IN A
CERTAIN AREA OF
THE GUIDE RAIL,
FRAGMENTS OF THE
PLASTIC
OVER-MOLD
MATERIAL MAY
DETACH FROM THE
GUIDE RAIL AND
OBSTRUCT THE
OPERATION OF THE
SUNROOF. |
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Consequence |
THE OBSTRUCTION
COULD CAUSE THE
SUNROOF, WHEN
OPERATED, TO
BIND, TWIST, AND
POTENTIALLY
DETACH FROM THE
OPERATING
MECHANISM. IF
THE SUNROOF IS
SUBSEQUENTLY
CYCLED AND A
VERTICAL FORCE
APPLIED, I.E., A
CUSTOMER
MANUALLY AIDING
THE ROOF TO
CLOSE OR WIND
LIFT, THE GLASS
PANEL CAN BECOME
FULLY DETACHED
FROM THE
VEHICLE,
INCREASING THE
RISK OF INJURY. |
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Remedy |
DEALERS WILL
INSTALL
RETENTION
INSERTS TO BOTH
SIDES OF THE
GLASS PANEL
GUIDE RAILS. THE
RECALL BEGAN ON
FEBRUARY 29,
2008. |
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