Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Passenger Air Bag Deployment Defect
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 2020–2025 Range Rover Evoque vehicles because the passenger air bag may tear during deployment, reducing occupant protection and risking burn injury from escaping gases.
What this means for you
Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).
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: The source identifies a structural vehicle defect (air bag tear and hot gas escape) that creates a direct risk of injury (inadequate protection and burn injury). Although no injuries have been reported, this is a risk-of-harm scenario involving a critical safety component, meeting the High threshold under the rubric for structural vehicle defects with injury risk.
Plain-English summary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling certain 2020–2025 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque vehicles due to a defect in the passenger-side frontal air bag module. The passenger air bag may tear during deployment.
A torn air bag may not adequately protect an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury. Additionally, the torn air bag may allow hot gases to escape, which can cause burn injuries to occupants.
Affected owners should contact Jaguar Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Dealers will repair the passenger air bag module free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 17, 2026. Jaguar Land Rover's internal recall number for this campaign is N945.
The recalled product
- Product
- LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
- Brand
- LAND ROVER
- Manufacturer
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Category
- Vehicle — Air Bag System
- Hazard
- Affected units
- 21,000
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 EVOQUE
Distribution
Distributed nationwide across the United States.
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