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Oh my! Dear Land Rover of North America, the last time you announced a recall was at the beginning of February. Remember those 104,144 Range Rover and Jaguar vehicles called back for three distinct defects? Then why have you announced yet another recall?
I swear, after General Motors made it clear to the NHTSA that modern passenger vehicles aren’t without slip-up, the agency’s newfound appetite for penalizing automakers got bigger and bigger. This is the reason why brands now notify the NHTSA about “voluntary recall” ops, as a sort of “Here, boss! I managed to identify the problem myself so please don’t fine me.”
Funny, huh? So what seems to be the problem this time, officer? Well, we’re dealing with two separate recalls here, the first affecting just 2 SUVs - a 2015 model year Range Rover Sport and an example of the 2015 Land Rover LR4. As it happens, bot of them are fitted with 3.0-liter V6 supercharged motors, which “may have improperly torqued connecting rod bolts.”
This defect could lead to the separation of the connecting rod from the crankshaft, translating into a seized engine. As for the second recall, 61,793 vehicles need to drop by Land Rover dealers because “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 airbag may be disabled.” Yup, it’s a glitch with the software.
Both campaigns will begin this April. For more detailed data on what models are affected and who to contact for further intel, refer to the release below or the Holy Grail of recall-struck drivers - safercar.gov.
Funny, huh? So what seems to be the problem this time, officer? Well, we’re dealing with two separate recalls here, the first affecting just 2 SUVs - a 2015 model year Range Rover Sport and an example of the 2015 Land Rover LR4. As it happens, bot of them are fitted with 3.0-liter V6 supercharged motors, which “may have improperly torqued connecting rod bolts.”
This defect could lead to the separation of the connecting rod from the crankshaft, translating into a seized engine. As for the second recall, 61,793 vehicles need to drop by Land Rover dealers because “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 airbag may be disabled.” Yup, it’s a glitch with the software.
Both campaigns will begin this April. For more detailed data on what models are affected and who to contact for further intel, refer to the release below or the Holy Grail of recall-struck drivers - safercar.gov.
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