NHTSA Recall 18V011000
NHTSA Campaign Id 18V011000; Date: Jan. 8, 2018
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Recalled Vehicles:
2009 Land Rover Range Rover; 2010 Land Rover Range Rover
Component: Air Bags:passenger Side Frontal
Manufactured by: Jaguar Land Rover North America, Llc
Affected Units:: 2,583
Recall Summary:
Jaguar Land Rover north America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2010 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. " unless included in "zone b" above, Land Rover is recalling certain 2009 Land Rover range rover vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming or "zone c. " these vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode 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 front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 28, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land rover's number for this recall is p083.
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.
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