Land Rover Air Bags: Knee Bolster

Land Rover is recalling about 250 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. In the event of a crash, an unfolded knee air bag may not offer the driver full protection, increasing the risk for injury.

Campaign
21V168000
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Reported
11 March 2021
Vehicles
250
Built between
Not published
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
3 May 2021
Repaired
80%
Unrepaired
24

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

Repair progress

24 of 250 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q1 2023.

80% repaired — 200 of 250 reported

Owners not reachable
26

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 (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The cushion cover on the left-side lower knee air bag may come loose, which could result in the cushion unfolding from the air bag module housing.

What could happen

In the event of a crash, an unfolded knee air bag may not offer the driver full protection, increasing the risk for injury.

What gets fixed

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left-side lower knee air bag module, free of charge. The recall began May 3, 2021.

Parts involved

  • Lower knee airbag moduleLR115828Lower knee airbag module

Part numbers are as filed by the manufacturer and are listed for reference. Your dealer will confirm the correct part for your vehicle.

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA11 March 2021
  2. Owners notified3 May 2021
  3. Latest repair reportQ1 2023 — 80% 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 11 March 2021.

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 Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N566.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
N566
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 (TTY1-800-424-9153), 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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