The defect
Land Rover is recalling certain model year 2012 Range Rover vehicles. During the manufacturing process, the windshields on these vehicles may have been installed incorrectly.
The risk
In the event of a crash, the windshield may come loose from the vehicle, increasing the risk of injury to the vehicle's occupants.
The remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the windshields. The recall began on October 29, 2012. Owners may contact Land Rover at 1-800-637-6837.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2012 |
Components: VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
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 | 2012 | 20 | 4 |
Other visibility recalls in 2012
42 of the 583 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2012 concerned the visibility; JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA, LLC filed 10 campaigns in all.
| 12V568000 7 Dec 2012 | Hyundai Motor Company |
| 12V544000 23 Nov 2012 | Temsa Global Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. |
| 12V549000 23 Nov 2012 | Nova Bus |
| 12V506000 18 Oct 2012 | GILLIG CORPORATION |
| 12V515000 17 Oct 2012 | New Flyer Industries Ltd. |
| 12V491000 10 Oct 2012 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 12V444000 12 Sept 2012 | NORTH AMERICAN BUS INDUSTRIES, INC. |
| 12V482000 3 Sept 2012 | Morgan Olson Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2012