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DECEMBER 2009 -
Jaguar Land Rover is
recalling certain model year
2010 Range Rover vehicles
for failing to comply with
the requirements of Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard No. 208, "Occupant
Crash Protection." These
vehicles equipped with
occupant classification
system (OCS) may experience
airbag warning lamp
illumination on the
instrument cluster. The
passenger airbag will be
disabled when the airbag
warning lamp is illuminated
as a result of this defect
and the passenger airbag
warning disable (PAWD) lamp
in the overhead console will
also illuminate. Deployment
of the passenger airbag may
not be achieved in the event
of a vehicle crash
increasing the risk of
injury. Dealer will update
the vehicle's restraints
control module (RCM) with
the integrated diagnostics
system (IDS) tool with
software from DVD 118.5
patch 16 or later. This
service will be performed
free of charge. The safety
recall began on December 21,
2009. . 09V-467
JULY
2009 -- Land
Rover is recalling 40 Model
Year 2009 Range Rover
vehicles. During the
installation process it was
identified that primer,
applied by an automated
glazing robot, was not being
dispensed onto the glass.
This omission can lead to
the chemical bonding between
the primer and the
polyurethane adhesive not
being activated and
therefore the windshield not
chemically bonded to the
vehicle. Where the
windshield is not chemically
bonded, water could enter
the vehicle and/or there may
be increased wind noise.
Full windshield retention
may not be achieved in the
event of an airbag
deployment or during a
vehicle crash. This
increases the risk of injury
in the event of a crash.
Dealers will inspect the
rear tailgate glass for the
presence of primer and will
prime the windshield glass
as needed and free of
charge. The recall began on
July 17, 2009. 09V-261
DECEMBER
2008 -- Land Rover is
recalling 19,168 MY
2003-2005 Range Rover
vehicles. The front
differential coupling sleeve
and the propeller shaft may
be misaligned, resulting in
spline wear over a period of
time. As the wear between
the propeller shaft and the
differential spline coupling
progresses, noise and
vibration are expected.
Continued vehicle operation
can eventually result in the
splines shearing and a loss
of drive, increasing the
risk of a crash. Dealers
will install a revised
design of the propeller
shaft, the flange kit and
heat shield kit. The recall
is expected to begin during
January 2009. This recall
was the subject of an
Engineering Analysis,
EA07-012, conducted by the
Office of Defects
Investigation. 08V635
JUNE 2008
-- Land Rover is
recalling 37,142 MY
2005-2006 LR3 and Range
Rover Sport vehicles.
Relative motion between the
steering wheel hub and/or
the steering column cowl
with the clockspring, which
includes the driver side air
bag circuitry, could result
in fracturing of the air bag
wiring connection. If an air
bag wire fractures, the SRS
warning light will
illuminate on the instrument
cluster. The SRS warning
light indicates to the
driver that there is a
concern with the SRS system
in the vehicle and that
immediate repair is
necessary. If the SRS
warning light is ignored and
a vehicle crash of
sufficient severity to
command deployment of the
driver's air bag occurs, the
air bag module may not
deploy in the intended
manner. The condition may
result in the deployment of
only one stage of the dual
stage driver's air bag or
the air bag may not deploy
at all increasing the risk
of serious injuries to the
driver. Dealers will insert
spacers between the lower
left hand side of the column
switch mounting point and
the column lock to improve
the alignment of the column
switch. Two foam pads will
also be fitted to the top of
the steering column switch
gear to provide assured
clearance between the cowl
and the clockspring face.
The recall is expected to
begin on or about July 21,
2008. . 08V248
FEBRUARY 2008 --
Land Rover is recalling 12,353 MY
2008 LR2 vehicles built with a sunroof. Failure of either the
left or right hand side sunroof guide rail can occur when the
sunroof is operated. Excessive stress can develop in the
over-molded bracket which could lead to cracking during normal
sunroof operation. If cracks occur and propagate in a certain
area of the guide rail, fragments of the plastic over-mold
material may detach from the guide rail and obstruct the
operation of the sunroof. The obstruction could cause the
sunroof, when operated, to bind, twist, and potentially detach
from the operating mechanism. If the sunroof is subsequently
cycled and a vertical force applied, i.e., a customer manually
aiding the roof to close or wind lift, the glass panel can
become fully detached from the vehicle, increasing the risk of
injury. Dealers will install retention inserts to both sides of
the glass panel guide rails. The recall is expected to begin
during March 2008. Owners may contact Land Rover at
1-800-637-6837. 08V-055 |
NEWS:
Range Rovers focus of safety probe
DETROIT FREE PRESS - April 10, 2007 -
Ford Motor Co.s Land Rover sport-utility vehicles
are being investigated by the National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration because of a faulty
drive shaft or front axle part that could cause the
vehicles to stop while theyre being driven.
The investigation covers new Range
Rover models and those from 2002 through 2004,
according the NHTSAs Web site. Range Rover is part
of the Land Rover family of vehicles.
As many as 33,000 vehicles could
be affected. Calls to Land Rover werent immediately
returned.
There were 38 consumer complaints lodged with the
safety agency, and 17 of those involved failure of
the drive shaft or front-axle differential while the
vehicles were traveling at more than 40 m.p.h. There
have been no accidents or injuries reported.
The Land Rover brand is part of
Fords Premier Automotive Group, along with Volvo,
Lincoln and Jaguar. The Aston Martin brand, a former
member of the PAG, was recently sold.
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