National Highway Traffic Safety investigation

[georgia_rover]

From the NHTS website (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/) under active investigations:


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NHTSA Action Number : PE07019NHTSA Recall Campaign Number : N/AMake / Models : Model/Build Years: LAND ROVER / NEW RANGE ROVER 2003-2004
LAND ROVER / RANGE ROVER 2002-2003
Manufacturer : LAND ROVER Component :
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT
POWER TRAIN DRIVELINE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
POWER TRAIN DRIVELINE DRIVESHAFT
Date Investigation Opened : April 4, 2007Date Investigation Closed : Open Summary:
http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/images/spacer.gif ODI HAS RECEIVED 38 VEHICLE OWNER QUESTIONNAIRES (VOQS) ALLEGING FAILURE OF THE FRONT DRIVE SHAFT AND/OR THE FRONT AXLE DIFFERENTIAL. MANY OF THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THAT THE FAILURE RESULTS IN A LOSS OF VEHICLE PROPULSION AND SUBSEQUENT VEHICLE IMMOBILIZATION. SEVENTEEN OF THE COMPLAINTS ALLEGE THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH. SIXTEEN OF THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THE VEHICLE REQUIRED TOWING AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURES. ADDITIONALLY, EIGHT OF THE COMPLAINANTS ALLEGE THAT THEY EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES OF THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL AND/OR FRONT DRIVESHAFT. A PRELIMINARY EVALUATION HAS BEEN OPENED TO ASSESS THE SCOPE, FREQUENCY AND SAFETY CONSEQUENCES OF THE ALLEGED DEFECT.
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