Land Rover is recalling 37,142 model year 2005-2006 Land Rover LR3 and Land Rover 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. The recall is expected to begin on or about July 21, 2008. 08V-248.