Land Rover Recalls Range Rovers for Air Bag Inflator Explosion Risk
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 2010-2012 Range Rovers because passenger air bag inflators may explode during deployment, posing a risk of serious injury or death.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).
The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.
Our severity reasoning: The source text explicitly states that the inflator explosion may result in serious injury or death, which aligns with the rubric criterion for a score of 4 (Severe) involving significant injury or death reports/risks.
Plain-English summary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain 2011-2012 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles originally sold or registered in specific states designated as "Zone B," as well as 2010-2012 models in states designated as "Zone C." The recall affects vehicles equipped with specific passenger frontal air bag inflators that were used as original equipment or replacement parts.
The defect involves air bag inflators that may explode due to propellant degradation caused by long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. If a crash necessitates the deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, the inflator explosion could result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, potentially causing 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 can contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837 or the NHTSA Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 for more information.
The recalled product
- Product
- LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER
- Brand
- LAND ROVER
- Manufacturer
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Air Bag
- Affected units
- 8,480
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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