The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2014 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport and 2013-2014 LR4 vehicles manufactured September 16, 2013, to June 30, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) may fail to learn the locations of the individual sensors while the vehicle is being driven. As a result, the low tire pressure warning light will illuminate, despite the the tire pressures being within specification. Should one of the tires subsequently lose air pressure, the driver would not be notified of the change in air pressure.
The risk
If the TPMS light illuminates because the sensors cannot be located, it could mask an actual low tire pressure condition, possibly resulting in tire failure, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the Body Control Module (BCM) software, free of charge. The recall began on November 6, 2014. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837, Option 9. Land Rover's number for this recall is P050.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover LR4 | 2013, 2014 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2014 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2014 |
Components: TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
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 LR4 | 2013 | 17 | 3 |
| Land Rover LR4 | 2014 | 12 | 2 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2014 | 42 | 10 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2014 | 44 | 8 |
Other tires recalls in 2014
11 of the 770 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2014 concerned the tires; Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed 187 campaigns in all.
| 14V800000 17 Dec 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V740000 18 Nov 2014 | Volvo Trucks North America |
| 14V675000 27 Oct 2014 | Mazda North American Operations |
| 14V632000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V633000 8 Oct 2014 | Chrysler Group LLC |
| 14V619000 3 Oct 2014 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 14V468000 31 Jul 2014 | Jayco, Inc. |
| 14V437000 18 Jul 2014 | Koenigsegg Automotive AB |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2014