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1996 Land Rover Range Rover: raw data

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vehicle1996 / land-rover / range-rover
known issues6 clusters (reviewed 2026-10-08)
complaints39 on file (1996-02-27 → 2018-03-16)
recalls0
investigations0
fars0 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexedyes
licenseCC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Door and tailgate lock or latch failureLATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES6 complaints1996-12 → 2003-05range-rover-1996-door-lock-latch-failure
  • 9001494 DOOR LOCKS WHEN THE-WHEN THE SERVO MOTOR FOR THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS FAILED IT FAILED IN THE DEAD BOLT LOCKED POSITION
  • 725896 DOOR LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AND CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY REMOVING THE DOOR PANEL AND REMOVING THE DEAD BOLT MECHANISM
  • 513198 TAILGATE LOCKS WILL RANDOMLY LOCK AND UNLOCK WHILE DRIVING, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP OR AROUNF A CURVE. *AK
Electronic air suspension (EAS) faultSUSPENSION3 complaints2000-02 → 2004-04range-rover-1996-eas-suspension-fault
  • 718244 EAS HAS FAILED, DEALER ALREADY REPAIRED. EAS LIGHT KEEP FLASHING, DEALER CAN'T FIX PROBLEM
  • 10068008 EAS FAULT; HAD IN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES, REPLACED SEVERAL PARTS. ALWAYS FAILS AGAIN WITHIN A FEW MONTHS
Engine oil leakENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING3 complaints1997-08 → 1998-12range-rover-1996-engine-oil-leak
  • 832099 WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THERE WAS AN OIL LEAK COMING FROM THE ENGINE
  • 518901 IN ADDITION, ENGINE VALVE COVER GASKET FAILED, RESULTING IN AN OIL LEAK
Underhood fireENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING6 complaints1997-07 → 2006-04range-rover-1996-underhood-fire
  • 520326 ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE DUE TO RUBBING OF BATTERY CABLE ON METAL
  • 10154776 I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF MY CAR
  • 882373 WHILE DRIVING COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE TO LEFT OR RIGHT, AND COULD SMELL SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD
Cooling system failure and overheatingENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING4 complaints1996-11 → 2018-03range-rover-1996-cooling-system-failure
  • 708708 THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE RADIATOR HOSE "JUST FELL OFF" THE RADIATOR SIDE
  • 11079770 WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT AND THEN STALLED
  • 510976 ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILURE. *AK
Air bags not deploying in frontal collisionAIR BAGS2 complaints1998-05 → 1998-06range-rover-1996-air-bag-non-deployment
  • 536251 NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS DURING A HEAD ON COLLISION
  • 536824 VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON WITH A STATIONARY OBJECT AND AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

countearliest_datelatest_datecrash_flaggedfire_flaggedtop_components
391996-02-272018-03-1606ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:11; SUSPENSION:6; VISIBILITY:5; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:5; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:4

Recalls all years →

none listed

Investigations all years →

none listed

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_yearsoccupant_deathsmatch_typevpic_recovered
2010-20240legacy-code0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

Cite this

Derived data is CC BY 4.0. Link back to the page you used. Text and BibTeX below.

Wrench.Pro (2026). 1996 Land Rover Range Rover vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/land-rover/range-rover
@misc{wrenchpro_1996_land_rover_range_rover_2026,
  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 1996 Land Rover Range Rover},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/1996/land-rover/range-rover}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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