The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Range Rover vehicles manufactured July 26, 2012, to March 9, 2015, and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured February 18, 2013, to March 5, 2015. In the affected vehicles, the doors may unlatch unexpectedly when closed.
The risk
If a vehicle door unlatches, the distraction may increase the risk of a crash and/or a vehicle occupant may fall out of the vehicle if they are not wearing a seatbelt, increasing their risk of injury.
The remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the keyless entry software, free of charge. The recall began August 6, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P068.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
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 | 2015 | 71 | 8 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2016 | 79 | 13 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2014 | 44 | 8 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2015 | 55 | 9 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2016 | 77 | 11 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2015
15 of the 863 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2015 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed 187 campaigns in all.
| 15V846000 16 Dec 2015 | Aston Martin Lagonda of North America |
| 15V836000 11 Dec 2015 | McLaren Automotive Incorporated |
| 15V807000 1 Dec 2015 | General Motors LLC |
| 15V803000 30 Nov 2015 | Newmar Corporation |
| 15V744000 10 Nov 2015 | Maserati North America, Inc. |
| 15V601000 25 Sept 2015 | Merhow Acquisition, LLC |
| 15V595000 24 Sept 2015 | Chrysler (FCA US LLC) |
| 15V510000 12 Aug 2015 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2015