The defect
JAGUAR LAND ROVER IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THESE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (OCS) MAY EXPERIENCE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATION ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WILL BE DISABLED WHEN THE AIRBAG WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT AND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING DISABLE (PAWD) LAMP IN THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE WILL ALSO ILLUMINATE.
The risk
DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG MAY NOT BE ACHIEVED IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
DEALER WILL UPDATE THE VEHICLE'S RESTRAINTS CONTROL MODULE (RCM) WITH THE INTEGRATED DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM (IDS) TOOL WITH SOFTWARE FROM DVD 118.5 PATCH 16 OR LATER. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 21, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR LAND ROVER AT 1-800-452-4827.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2010 |
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE-INACTIVE
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2010 | 14 | 5 |
Other air bags recalls in 2009
7 of the 491 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2009 concerned the air bags; JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 09V484000 18 Dec 2009 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, INC |
| 09V435000 5 Nov 2009 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V376000 23 Sept 2009 | DAIMLER TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA |
| 09V361000 16 Sept 2009 | MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 09V352000 14 Sept 2009 | SPARTAN CHASSIS, INC. |
| 09V341000 31 Aug 2009 | PIERCE MANUFACTURING |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2009