Air bagsRecall 15V-093 · Land Rover vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC recall 15V-093 covers 61,793 Land Rover vehicles for a air bags problem, reported to NHTSA on February 18, 2015. The manufacturer's latest report (2016 Q3) shows 73% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 15V093000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
The problem
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to February 5, 2015, and 2014-2015 Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured June 16, 2013, to February 5, 2015. In the affected vehicles, a light weight adult front seat passenger may be improperly classified by the occupant classification system (OCS) and, as a result, the front seat passenger air bag may be disabled.
The risk
If the front passenger air bag is disabled during a vehicle crash, there is an increased risk of injury.
The fix
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P059.
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
73%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA. 1,969 vehicles were listed as unreachable.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from August 23, 2012 to February 5, 2015. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.