Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC: Back Over Prevention › Warnings › External/Pedestrian Alert
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Jan 26, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 868. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Range Rover PHEV and 2020-2022 Range Rover Sport PHEV vehicles. The vehicles fail to make sufficient pedestrian warning sounds when stationary and in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 141, "Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles."
The risk
A vehicle that fails to make sufficient sound may result in pedestrians being unaware of an approaching vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will update the audio amplifier software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 16, 2023. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N742.
5 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Phev | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Phev | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Phev | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Phev | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport Phev | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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 23V031000.
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