Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Component
- Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- Manufacturer
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Vehicles affected
- 16
- Reported to NHTSA
- 2016-12-29
- Owners notified
- 2017-02-09
Defect description
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Jaguar XJ vehicles manufactured September 12, 2016, to October 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have a front passenger air bag inflator initiator that may fail to ignite during a crash, preventing the air bag from deploying.
Safety risk
In the event of a crash of sufficient severity, the front passenger air bag may not deploy as required, increasing the risk of injury.
Manufacturer remedy
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J080.