Air bagsRecall 14V-395 · Land Rover vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC recall 14V-395 covers 40,551 Land Rover vehicles for a air bags problem, reported to NHTSA on July 1, 2014. The manufacturer's latest report (2015 Q4) shows 82% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 14V395000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2010-2015 LR2 and 2012-2013 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. A component within the Occupant Classification System (OCS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) may fail, resulting in the front seat passenger air bag being totally or partially disabled.
The risk
In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, if the air bag is disabled, the air bag may not deploy or may not deploy properly, increasing the risk of injury to the front seat passenger.
The fix
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the Restraint Control Module software, free of charge. The recall began on August 30, 2014. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P046.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
82%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 1,033 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from January 27, 2009 to July 1, 2014. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.