Range Rover Defect Can Block Airbag Deployment

Taras Rudnitsky — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:50:23 +0000

Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 4,001 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. The safety recall is expected to begin on or before December 21, 2009. 09V-467.

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Range Rover Defect Can Block Airbag Deployment