LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 2014: AIR BAGS

General Information

NHTSA Campaign ID Number: 15V571000

Make Model Year
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 2014
Date Owners Notified Date Received by ODI Date Added to Database
2015-10-08 2015-09-11 2015-09-11

Production Dates: 2013-12-16 - 2014-04-15

Manufacturers Involved: Land Rover

Manufacturer Campaign Number: P071

Component: AIR BAGS

Potential Number Of Units Affected: 5914

Report Initiator: MFR MFR Report

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: 208

Summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC "Land Rover" is recalling certain model year 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured December 16, 2013, to April 15, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the owner's handbook information may incorrectly describe the functionality of the Air Bag Status Indicator Lamp. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard "FMVSS" number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Consequence

An occupant that does not correctly understand the air bag functionality, may be at an increased risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Land Rover will notify owners and will send out an owner's handbook supplement to all affected owners, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2015. Owners may call Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's recall number is P071.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 'TTY 1-800-424-9153', or go to www.safercar.gov.