Jaguar Land Rover North America – Incorrect Air Bag Information in Manual/FMVSS 208

Jaguar Land Rover North America (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured December 16, 2013, to April 15, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the owner’s handbook information may incorrectly describe the functionality of the Air Bag Status Indicator Lamp. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 208, “Occupant Crash Protection.”


Report Received Date 09/11/2015
NHTSA ID 15V571000
Consequence Summary An occupant that does not correctly understand the air bag functionality, may be at an increased risk of injury in a crash.
Corrective Action Land Rover will notify owners and will send out an owner's handbook supplement to all affected owners, free of charge. The recall began on October 8, 2015. Owners may call Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's recall number is P071.
Recall Code P071
Potentially Affected 5914
Fire Risk When Parked No
Do Not Drive No
Recall Link Go to Recall (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=15V571000)