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NHTSARecalled 2016-05-27

Land Rover — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

Is my product affected?

2007 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER; 2008 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER; 2009 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER; 2010 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER; 2011 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER

  • Brand LAND ROVER

Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.

What happened

Land Rover is recalling certain 2007-2011 Range Rover vehicles due to a defect in the passenger frontal air bag inflator module. The inflator may rupture during a crash, potentially sending metal fragments toward vehicle occupants and causing serious injury or death. The recall applies to vehicles originally sold or ever registered in specific high-humidity and high-temperature regions: all model years 2007-2011 in Zone A (Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands) and model years 2007-2008 in Zone B (Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia).

Land Rover will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies at no cost to owners. The recall began in March 2017. Owners of affected vehicles should contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837 to arrange a replacement. Reference Land Rover's recall number P081 when contacting the company.

Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.

Hazard

An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

What should I do?

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P081.

Details from the source

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Land Rover is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Source

Official record: NHTSA ↗

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