Land Rover Recalls Range Rovers Due to Passenger Air Bag Software Issue

Plain-English summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles manufactured between August 23, 2012, and February 5, 2015, as well as 2014-2015 Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured between June 16, 2013, and February 5, 2015. The recall involves approximately 61,793 vehicles.

In the affected vehicles, a lightweight adult front seat passenger may be improperly classified by the occupant classification system (OCS). As a result, the front seat passenger air bag may be disabled. If the front passenger air bag is disabled during a vehicle crash, there is an increased risk of injury.

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software free of charge. The recall began on 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.

The recalled product

Product

LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER, RANGE ROVER SPORT

Brand

LAND ROVER

Manufacturer

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

Category

Vehicle — SUV

Hazard

• air-bag-failure
• injury-risk

Affected units

61,793

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Distribution

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