Land Rover Range Rover Recall for Exploding Passenger Air Bag Inflators
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 2009-2010 Range Rovers because the passenger air bag inflator may explode during deployment, potentially causing serious injury or death.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 5/5 (Critical).
Highest-severity recall. The hazard can cause serious injury or death. Stop using the product now and follow the agency's instructions.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the inflator explosion may result in serious injury or death, which meets the rubric criteria for a Critical severity score.
Plain-English summary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain 2009 and 2010 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles. The recall affects vehicles originally sold or registered in specific states, categorized as "Zone B" or "Zone C" in the source text. These vehicles are equipped with certain passenger frontal air bag inflators that may have been assembled as original or replacement equipment.
The defect involves propellant degradation in the air bag inflators caused by long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. In the event of a crash that necessitates the deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode. This explosion can result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, which may cause serious injury or death.
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly free of charge. The recall began on June 27, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236. Land Rover's number for this recall is P083.
The recalled product
- Product
- LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER
- Brand
- LAND ROVER
- Manufacturer
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Air Bag
- Affected units
- 2,583
Is your product affected?
Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.
Model numbers (1)
- RANGE ROVER
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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