Jaguar Air Bags: Occupant Classification

Jaguar is recalling about 7,060 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an incorrect classification may result in the passenger frontal air bag deploying even if there is a child in the front passenger seat, increasing their risk of injury.

Campaign
19V326000
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Reported
25 April 2019
Vehicles
7,060
Built between
Aug 2012 – Dec 2014
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 June 2019
Repaired
62%
Unrepaired
2,203

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between August 2012 and December 2014. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2014-2015 Jaguar F-TypeBuilt August 2012 to December 2014

Repair progress

2,203 of 7,060 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q3 2020.

62% repaired — 4,375 of 7,060 reported

Owners not reachable
482

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar Land Rover) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Jaguar F-TYPE vehicles previously remedied under Recall 14V-714. The seatbelt harness connector which connects the Seatbelt Tension Sensor (STS) to the Occupant Classification Sensor Control Module (OCSCM) may not have been correctly wired. As a result, the Restraint Control Module (RCM) may not accurately detect if an adult or child is occupying the seat.

What could happen

In the event of a crash necessitating air bag deployment, an incorrect classification may result in the passenger frontal air bag deploying even if there is a child in the front passenger seat, increasing their risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assembly and repair the seatbelt tension sensor harness as necessary, free of charge. The recall began June 3, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtAugust 2012 to December 2014
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA25 April 2019
  3. Owners notified3 June 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ3 2020 — 62% repaired

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 25 April 2019.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is H208.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
H208
Recalling manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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