The Recall Desk
HighNHTSA·23V031000·Announced 2023-01-26

Land Rover Range Rover Sport PHEV Pedestrian Warning Sound Defect

Land Rover is recalling certain 2020-2022 Range Rover PHEV and Range Rover Sport PHEV vehicles because they fail to make sufficient warning sounds when stationary and in reverse, violating federal safety standards for hybrid and electric vehicles.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: This defect affects a safety-critical system (pedestrian warning) and creates a foreseeable risk of pedestrian crashes, matching the rubric criterion for 'risk-of-harm products where injury has not yet been reported.' No deaths, hospitalizations, or actual injuries are documented in the source material.

Plain-English summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain 2020-2021 Range Rover PHEV and 2020-2022 Range Rover Sport PHEV vehicles. These vehicles fail to emit sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when they are stationary and operating in reverse. This defect violates Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number 141, which requires hybrid and electric vehicles to produce warning sounds to alert nearby pedestrians to their presence.

The defective warning sound system creates a safety risk. A vehicle that fails to produce adequate sound may leave pedestrians unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the likelihood of a crash.

The remedy is a software update to the audio amplifier system. Dealers will perform this update free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 16, 2023. Owners can contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837 or the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153) for more information. Approximately 868 vehicles are affected by this recall.

The recalled product

Product
2021 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT PHEV
Brand
LAND ROVER
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Category
Vehicle
Hazard
  • pedestrian-warning-defect
  • crash-risk
Affected units
868

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 (2)

  • RANGE ROVER SPORT PHEV
  • RANGE ROVER PHEV

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

Related recalls

Same brand · LAND ROVER

Same category