The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles manufactured August 16, 2012, to January 8, 2014, and 2014-2015 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured May 7, 2013, to February 12, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the brake vacuum hose may have been incorrectly routed allowing a hole to be worn ito it.
The risk
If a hole is worn into the brake vacuum hose, a complete loss of braking assistance could occur, lengthening the distance required to stop the vehicle and increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the brake vacuum hose and correctly route it, as necessary, free of charge. Any brake vacuum hose that is damaged will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began March 2, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P052.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2013, 2014 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2014, 2015 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 | 2013 | 26 | 6 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2014 | 42 | 10 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2014 | 44 | 8 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2015 | 55 | 9 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2015
22 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed 187 campaigns in all.
| 15V888000 30 Dec 2015 | Gillig LLC |
| 15V832000 10 Dec 2015 | Roush Performance Products, Inc. |
| 15V800000 25 Nov 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V788000 23 Nov 2015 | Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. |
| 15V733000 5 Nov 2015 | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 15V721000 2 Nov 2015 | Indian Motorcycle Company |
| 15V700000 23 Oct 2015 | Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| 15V667000 16 Oct 2015 | Spartan Motors USA |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015