USA RECALL #14 - JAGUAR LAND ROVER - Passenger Air Bag May Be Disabled

RECALL Subject : Passenger Air Bag May Be Disabled

Report Receipt Date: FEB 18, 2015 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V093000 

Component(s): AIR BAGS 

Potential Number of Units Affected: 61,793 

Manufacturer: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

SUMMARY:

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to February 5, 2015, and 2014-2015 Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured June 16, 2013, to February 5, 2015. In the affected vehicles, a light weight adult front seat passenger may be improperly classified by the occupant classification system (OCS) and, as a result, the front seat passenger air bag may be disabled.

CONSEQUENCE:

If the front passenger air bag is disabled during a vehicle crash, there is an increased risk of injury.

REMEDY:

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin April 17, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P059.

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.