NHTSA Recall 16V374000
NHTSA Campaign Id 16V374000; Date: May. 27, 2016
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
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
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Jaguar Land Rover North America, Llc
Affected Units:: 34,738
Recall Summary:
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.
How to Fix:
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.
Recall 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.
Date Owners notified by Manufacturer: Mar 20, 2017
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