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https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/land-rover-defender-recalled-snorkel-163900796.html
"A small number of Land Rover Defenders are now subject to a peculiar recall related to the vehicle's adventure-ready snorkel, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recall, which was filed on December 6, is for a part number associated with 435 Defender units in the U.S. Internally known as VPLEP0543, the part number is for a raised intake that can be optioned onto the Defender 90 and 110 models. Instead of a traditional, engine-bay mounted intake, the raised intake funnels air through the A-pillar, allowing serious adventurers to plow into deeper water than they would otherwise be able to go.
However, Jaguar Land Rover is officially cautioning against wading too deep, due to a dimensional tolerance mismatch, NHTSA says. Officially, the federal safety agency says that the intake can separate from the A-pillar as a result of mismatched fitting tolerances, with the possibility of a complete departure of the intake — a.k.a. snorkel flies off — increasing at high speeds. ..."
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24E102-3460.PDF
"A small number of Land Rover Defenders are now subject to a peculiar recall related to the vehicle's adventure-ready snorkel, according to documents filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The recall, which was filed on December 6, is for a part number associated with 435 Defender units in the U.S. Internally known as VPLEP0543, the part number is for a raised intake that can be optioned onto the Defender 90 and 110 models. Instead of a traditional, engine-bay mounted intake, the raised intake funnels air through the A-pillar, allowing serious adventurers to plow into deeper water than they would otherwise be able to go.
However, Jaguar Land Rover is officially cautioning against wading too deep, due to a dimensional tolerance mismatch, NHTSA says. Officially, the federal safety agency says that the intake can separate from the A-pillar as a result of mismatched fitting tolerances, with the possibility of a complete departure of the intake — a.k.a. snorkel flies off — increasing at high speeds. ..."
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24E102-3460.PDF