Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC: Seat Belts › Pretensioner
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jul 21, 2022 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 4,927. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-23 Land Rover Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport and 2022 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners may be damaged, which can cause the seat belts to not properly restrain occupants.
The risk
Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will inspect and replace the front seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N720.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Land Rover Defender | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Land Rover Discovery | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Land Rover Discovery Sport | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Defender | 76 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 Land Rover Discovery | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Discovery Sport | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 22V523000.
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