Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V571000

Air bags

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-09-11.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V571000

Air bags

Component
Air bags
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
5,914
Reported to NHTSA
2015-09-11
Owners notified
2015-10-08

Defect description

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured December 16, 2013, to April 15, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the owner's handbook information may incorrectly describe the functionality of the Air Bag Status Indicator Lamp. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Safety risk

An occupant that does not correctly understand the air bag functionality, may be at an increased risk of injury in a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Land Rover will notify owners and will send out an owner's handbook supplement to all affected owners, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2015. Owners may call Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's recall number is P071.

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

1 model year.

ModelYears on record
Land Rover Range Rover Sport2014

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.