1995 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 25 complaints · 7 recalls

Verdict & Safety Summary

Most-reported system: STEERING (4 complaints · 16.0%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 3
  • Fires 2
  • Injuries 4
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution STEERING appears in 4 of 25 owner complaints (16.0%) in this vehicle snapshot. STEERING: 4 complaints, 16.0% of reports STEERING 4 · 16.0% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 3 complaints, 12.0% of reports AIR BAGS 3 · 12.0% · 2 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 8.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 · 8.0% · 1 fire reports ENGINE: 2 complaints, 8.0% of reports ENGINE 2 · 8.0% FUEL SYSTEM: 2 complaints, 8.0% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 2 · 8.0% · 1 fire reports SUSPENSION: 2 complaints, 8.0% of reports SUSPENSION 2 · 8.0% VISIBILITY: 2 complaints, 8.0% of reports VISIBILITY 2 · 8.0% PARKING BRAKE: 1 complaints, 4.0% of reports PARKING BRAKE 1 · 4.0% POWER TRAIN: 1 complaints, 4.0% of reports POWER TRAIN 1 · 4.0% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 19 complaints, 76.0% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 19 · 76.0% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
STEERING 4 16.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 3 12.0% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 8.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 2 8.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 2 8.0% 0 crashes · 1 fires
SUSPENSION 2 8.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 2 8.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
PARKING BRAKE 1 4.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
POWER TRAIN 1 4.0% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 19 76.0% 1 crashes · 2 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Jun 1995. 1995-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 1995-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 1995-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 1996-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 1996-Q3: 4 owner reports 4 1997-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 1999-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2000-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2001-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2002-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2003-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2004-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2005-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2006-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Jan 1995 Apr 2006 Recall campaign 95V123000 ◆ Recall campaign 95V123000 Recall campaign 95V157000 ◆ Recall campaign 95V157000 Recall campaign 96V050000 ◆ Recall campaign 96V050000 Recall campaign 98V040000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V040000 Recall campaign 98V149000 ◆ Recall campaign 98V149000 Recall campaign 99V007000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V007000 Recall campaign 00V328000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V328000 Investigation PE97039 ● Investigation PE97039 Investigation EA97028 ● Investigation EA97028
  • Campaign 98V040000 was reported 1,105 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 1
1995-Q2 Owner reports 2
1995-Q3 Owner reports 1
1995-Q4 Owner reports 1
1996-Q1 Owner reports 2
1996-Q2 Owner reports 1
1996-Q3 Owner reports 4
1997-Q1 Owner reports 1
1999-Q4 Owner reports 1
2000-Q1 Owner reports 1
2000-Q4 Owner reports 1
2001-Q1 Owner reports 2
2002-Q1 Owner reports 2
2003-Q1 Owner reports 1
2004-Q3 Owner reports 2
2005-Q2 Owner reports 1
2006-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 95V123000
Recall campaign 1 95V157000
Recall campaign 1 96V050000
Recall campaign 1 98V040000
Recall campaign 1 98V149000
Recall campaign 1 99V007000
Recall campaign 1 00V328000
Defect investigation 1 PE97039
Defect investigation 1 EA97028
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Safety Recalls (7)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V328000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    CONSEQUENTLY, THE FLUID COULD IGNITE CAUSING AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MAKE A SERIES OF MODIFICATIONS TO SEVERAL UNDERHOOD HOSE COMPONENTS TO ELIMINATE THE RELEASE OF ENGINE COOLANT.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95V123000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID CAN RESULT IN THE INOPERATION OF PRIMARY BRAKE CIRCUIT, INCLUDING THE REAR BRAKES, AND LOSS OF ABS OPERATION WITH A CONSEQUENT REDUCTION IN BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND POSSIBLE INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCES. ALSO, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT COULD CAUSE A FIRE IF THERE IS A SOURCE OF IGNITION.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLES TO DETERMINE IF IT IS FITTED WITH THE SUSPECT HOSE AND THEN REPLACE THE SUSPECT HOSE WITH THE LATEST DESIGN.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95V157000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    Consequence:
    DISENGAGEMENT OF THE PULLEY ON THE ROADWAY CAN CAUSE HARM TO PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VEHICLES. ALSO, FAILURE OF THE BELT CAUSES ALOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST WHICH CAN INCREASE THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IDLER PULLEY WITH A NEWLY DESIGNED IDLER PULLEY.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 96V050000

    Report date
    Component:
    SUSPENSION
    Consequence:
    A BROKEN RADIUS ARM CAN ALLOW MOVEMENT OF THE REAR AXLE AND VEHICLE INSTABILITY.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE REAR RADIUS ARM ASSEMBLIES.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V040000

    Report date
    Component:
    AIR BAGS
    Consequence:
    DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING CAN CAUSE A DRIVER TO LOSE VEHICLE CONTROL.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSTALL A FUSIBLE LINK WHICH WILL PROTECT THE ROTARY COUPLER FROM OVERHEATING.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V149000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS. NOTE THAT NOT ALL COMPONENTS WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V007000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    THIS LEAKAGE, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, CAN RESULT IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE TRANSMISSION BREATHER TUBE FROM THE INNER FENDER AND A SECTION OF THE HOSE WILL BE CUT AT AN ANGLE. THIS ACTION WILL REMOVE THE END OF THE BREATHER TUBE FROM ANY POOLED WATER AND WILL ELIMINATE WATER DROPLETS FROM CLINGING TO THE END OF THE TUBE.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-21.

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