The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-23 Land Rover Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport and 2022 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners may be damaged, which can cause the seat belts to not properly restrain occupants.
The risk
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the front seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N720.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Defender | 2022, 2023 |
| Land Rover Discovery | 2022, 2023 |
| Land Rover Discovery Sport | 2022, 2023 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 2022 |
| Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 2022 |
Components: SEAT BELTS:PRETENSIONER
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
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.
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NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2022