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Land Rover LR3 Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 6 safety recalls and 175 owner complaints across 5 model years of the Land Rover LR3 (2005–2009). The most-complained-about year is 2005.

6
safety recalls, all years
175
owner complaints, all years
2006
year with most recalls
2005
year with most complaints

Pick your Land Rover LR3 model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2009 Land Rover LR303
2008 Land Rover LR308
2007 Land Rover LR3017
2006 Land Rover LR3551
2005 Land Rover LR3496

What Land Rover LR3 owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 175 complaints with NHTSA. The 2005 model year has the most, with 96.

All Land Rover LR3 recalls (6)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Land Rover LR3, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Column (steering)

    NHTSA 08V248000 Reported 37,142 vehicles potentially affected LAND ROVER

    Land rover is recalling 37,142 my 2005-2006 lr3 and range rover sport vehicles. Relative motion between the steering wheel hub and/or the steering column cowl with the clockspring, which includes the driver side air bag circuitry, could result in fracturing of the air bag wiring connection. If an air bag wire fractures, the SRS warning…

    Remedy: Dealers will insert 1mm spacers between the lower left hand side of the column switch mounting point and the column lock to improve the alignment of the column switch. Two foam pads will also be fitted to the top of…

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  2. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 07V011000 Reported 6,116 vehicles potentially affected LAND ROVER

    Some sport utility vehicles may have fuel tanks that contain an internal breather pipe that was not made to specification. This could result in excessive swelling and cracking of a grommet and subsequent detachment of the breather pipe from a connector tube. When the fuel level in the tank is above the level of the detached joint, fuel…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tanks. The recall began on march 12, 2007. Owners may contact land rover at 1-800-637-6837.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  3. Switch (electrical system)

    NHTSA 06V131000 Reported 45,900 vehicles potentially affected LAND ROVER

    Certain vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 114, 'theft protection.' when the ignition is switched off, after a period of time, it is possible to remove the ignition key when the transmission shift lever is not in park.

    Remedy: Dealers will reprogram the driveline control transfer box electronic control unit (ECU) with revised software. The recall began on june 30, 2006. Owners may contact land rover at 1-201-818-8500.

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  4. Seat belts

    NHTSA 05V501000 Reported 548 vehicles potentially affected LAND ROVER

    Certain sport utility vehicles may have been built with a incorrectly built seat belt buckle mountings.

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the second row left hand seat belt buckle free of charge. The recall began november 2, 2005. Owners may contact land rover at 1-800-637-6837.

    Model years: 2006

  5. Automatic transmission (power train)

    NHTSA 05V502000 Reported 1,949 vehicles potentially affected LAND ROVER

    Certain sport utility vehicles may have been manufactured with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate.

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the parking pawl guide plate free of charge. The recall began on november 19, 2005. Owners may contact land rover at 1-800-637-6837.

    Model years: 2006

  6. Storage (fuel system)

    NHTSA 05V376000 Reported 17,263 vehicles potentially affected LAND ROVER

    Some sport utility vehicles may have fuel tanks that contain an internal breather pipe that was not made to specification. This could result in excessive swelling and cracking of a grommet and subsequent detachment of the breather pipe from a connector tube. When the fuel level in the tank is above the level of the detached joint, fuel…

    Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel tanks. The recall began on october 24, 2005. Owners may contact land rover at 1-800-637-6837.

    Model years: 2005

Other Land Rover models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.