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1995 LAND ROVER DEFENDER — ENGINE

fire · 1300876 · 2016-07-22

Vehicle

Make
LAND ROVER
Model
DEFENDER
Year
1995
Manufacturer
Land Rover
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
75,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OIL LINES RUPTURE CAUSING ENGINE FIRES EVEN FOLLOWING LAND ROVER MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE. MY SPECIFIC ENGINE FIRE HAPPENED AS I WAS ENTERING A HIGHWAY. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, SEE THE HUGE CLOUD OF SMOKE AND STOP ON THE EMERGENCY LANE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH THE 1993, 1994, 1995 AND 1997 NAS DEFENDER-STYLE VEHICLES: HTTP://WWW.EASTCOASTROVER.COM/110OILLINES.HTML

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10887877
Machine
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