Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V069000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-02-06.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V069000

Engine and engine cooling: engine

Component
Engine and engine cooling: engine
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
2
Reported to NHTSA
2015-02-06
Owners notified
2015-02-27

Defect description

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling one model year 2015 Range Rover Sport vehicle manufactured November 16, 2014, and one 2015 LR4 vehicle manufactured November 11, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the 3.0L V6 supercharged engines may have improperly torqued connecting rod bolts. As a result, the connecting rod may separate from the crankshaft and the engine may seize.

Safety risk

If the engine seizes there is an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected engines, free of charge. The recall began February 27, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P055.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Land Rover LR42015
Land Rover Range Rover Sport2015

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.