The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies" and 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."
The risk
During hard braking before a crash, the seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended, increasing the risk of injury.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N678. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 19V-350. Vehicles previously inspected under recall 19V-350 that did not receive a replacement seat belt assembly will need to have this new recall remedy performed.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2016, 2017 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2016, 2017 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
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 | 2016 | 79 | 13 |
| Land Rover Range Rover | 2017 | 62 | 8 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2016 | 77 | 11 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2017 | 59 | 6 |
Other seat belts recalls in 2022
30 of the 933 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2022 concerned the seat belts; Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed 187 campaigns in all.
| 22V953000 23 Dec 2022 | Ford Motor Company |
| 22V930000 15 Dec 2022 | General Motors, LLC |
| 22V838000 10 Nov 2022 | Subaru of America, Inc. |
| 22V816000 31 Oct 2022 | Hyundai Motor America |
| 22V798000 21 Oct 2022 | Tesla, Inc. |
| 22V766000 13 Oct 2022 | Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| 22V698000 19 Sept 2022 | Prevost Car (US) Inc. |
| 22V689000 14 Sept 2022 | Nikola Corporation |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022