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NHTSA recall 15V-093 (15V093000)

air bags recall reported February 18, 2015 - about 61,793 vehicles affected.

NHTSA campaign number
15V093000
Also written as
15V-093
Manufacturer number
P059
Reported
February 18, 2015
Vehicles affected
~61,793
Component
air bags

What is being recalled

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles manufactured August 23, 2012, to February 5, 2015, and 2014-2015 Range Rover Sport vehicles manufactured June 16, 2013, to February 5, 2015. In the affected vehicles, a light weight adult front seat passenger may be improperly classified by the occupant classification system (OCS) and, as a result, the front seat passenger air bag may be disabled.

Why it is dangerous

If the front passenger air bag is disabled during a vehicle crash, there is an increased risk of injury.

The fix (free at any franchised dealer)

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the OCS software, free of charge. The recall began April 9, 2015. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P059.

Recall repairs are always free, regardless of vehicle age or where you bought the car. Quote the campaign number 15V-093 when calling a dealer.

Affected 2 models

Land Rover Range Rover - 2013, 2014, 2015
Land Rover Range Rover Sport - 2014, 2015

Each year links to that car's full history: every recall, owner complaints and common problems.

Is YOUR car included? A campaign rarely covers every single vehicle of a model year. Check your exact car by its 17-character VIN with the free VIN decoder and recall check.

Source: NHTSA recall campaign data (public domain), refreshed weekly. See also the latest recall campaigns.