Vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsRecall 15V-042 · Land Rover vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC recall 15V-042 covers 29,311 Land Rover vehicles for a vacuum: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings problem, reported to NHTSA on January 28, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q2) shows 68% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V042000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles manufactured August 16, 2012, to January 8, 2014, and 2014-2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured May 7, 2013, to February 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the brake vacuum hose may have been incorrectly routed allowing a hole to be worn ito it.
The risk
If a hole is worn into the brake vacuum hose, a complete loss of braking assistance could occur, lengthening the distance required to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake vacuum hose and correctly route it, as necessary, free of charge. Any brake vacuum hose that is damaged will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began March 2, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P052.
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
68%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 1,573 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from August 16, 2012 to February 12, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.