P084 – Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode – 2010-2012 Land Rover Range Rover

January 8, 2018

Passenger Frontal Air Bag Inflator May Explode

An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V015

Manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

Components AIR BAGS

Potential Number of Units Affected 8,480

 

Summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2011-2012 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or “Zone B.”

Unless included in “Zone B” above, Land Rover is recalling certain 2010-2012 Land Rover Range Rover vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or “Zone C.”

These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

 

 

Remedy

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover’s number for this recall is P084.

 

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 if your Land Rover has a Recall

 

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NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY RECALL P084 (NHTSA 18V-015)

SERVICE BULLETIN

 

11-JAN-18

NO.: SRE18-02

SEC.: RECALL

MKT.: USA

 

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of its intent to perform a Safety Recall on certain 2010-2012 model year Land Rover Range Rover vehicles imported into the United States market. Information relating to this Recall will be posted on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration website.

United States Federal regulations require that retailers must be notified within a reasonable time after the manufacturer decides that a defect that relates to motor vehicle safety or a noncompliance exists.

United States Federal law requires retailers to complete any outstanding safety Recall service before a new vehicle is delivered to the buyer or lessee. Violation of this requirement by a retailer could result in a civil penalty of up to $21,000.00 per vehicle.

This Recall Service Bulletin serves as notification to all retailers in the United States and Federalized Territories that any affected new vehicles may not be sold and delivered for customer use until the Recall repair is completed.

 

DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE

An issue has been identified on a limited number of vehicles within the listed Affected Vehicle Range. These vehicles are equipped with certain airbag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal airbag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment.

 

AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE 

NOTE: refer to the appendix for the list of states and territories by Zone. 

Certain 2011-2012MY Range Rover (L322) vehicles originally sold or ever registered in Zone B (Priority Group 10).
Model Year:  …………. 2011
VIN:  ………………………… SALMP1E49BA327534-SALMP1E45BA360028

Model Year:  …………. 2012
VIN:  ………………………… SALMF1D42CA345962-SALMF1E4XCA393627

Certain 2010-2012MY Range Rover (L322) vehicles originally sold or ever registered in Zone C (Priority Group 10).
Model Year:  …………. 2010
VIN:  ………………………… SALMP1E43AA304426-SALMF1D42AA328320

Model Year:  …………. 2011
VIN:  ………………………… SALMF1D40BA327846-SALMP1E49BA359965

Model Year:  …………. 2012
VIN:  ………………………… SALMF1E45CA360051-SALMF1E47CA393634

A total of 8,480 vehicles are potentially involved in the USA and Federalized Territories.

 

EFFECT ON VEHICLE OPERATION

In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front airbags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling. An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

 

SERVICE PROGRAM / REWORK ACTION

Owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to an authorized retailer who will replace the passenger airbag module. There will be no charge to owners for this action under this program.

 

OWNER NOTIFICATION

Interim owner notification is expected to occur on or before 28 February 2018. Owners will be contacted again when a sufficient quantity of parts are available.

 

ACTION TO BE TAKEN

Check DDW to ensure that the vehicle is affected by Program Code ‘P084’ prior to undertaking any rework action.

Retailers are required to HOLD affected new vehicles that are within your control and refrain from releasing the vehicles for new vehicle sale pending completion of the rework action. Sold vehicles will be subject to the standard Recall notification and Recall bulletin process detailing the action required for vehicles in the hands of owners.

Jaguar Land Rover North America recommends that affected sales demonstrator and loaner vehicles are repaired before use and that used vehicles are repaired before sale.

A Technical Bulletin will be published once repair instructions are finalized and the required parts have been procured.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. Jaguar Land Rover North America apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

 

APPENDIX ‘A’: LIST OF STATES/TERRITORIES BY ZONE

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ZONE A STATES AND TERRITORIES: Hot & Humid

Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), U.S. Virgin Islands

 

ZONE B STATES: Less Hot & Humid 

Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia

 

ZONE C STATES: Least Hot & Humid

Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

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3 Affected Products

Vehicle

LAND ROVER

RANGE ROVER

2010-2012

 

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26 Associated Documents

Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-18V015-6136.pdf 246.097KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 1

RCLRPT-18V015-1948.PDF 216.723KB

 

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-18V015-3244.PDF 216.725KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL

RMISC-18V015-3017.pdf 32.02KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- 11-JAN-18 – NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY RECALL P084 (NHTSA 18V-015)

RCMN-18V015-4411.pdf 106.698KB

 

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ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-18V015-8797.pdf 74.394KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – UPSTREAM TECHNICAL SERVICE – TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALLS

RMISC-18V015-9092.pdf 84.866KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- Technical Bulletin

RCMN-18V015-5580.pdf 258.023KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – UPSTREAM TECHNICAL SERVICE – Takata Passenger AirBag Recalls

RMISC-18V015-5542.pdf 17.3KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document

RMISC-18V015-3486.pdf 169.768KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #1, 2018-2

RCLQRT-18V015-2641.PDF 214.537KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – TAKATA AIRBAG RECALLS

RMISC-18V015-0966.pdf 47.038KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- LOANER VEHICLE REIMBURSEMENT: TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG SAFETY RECALLS

RCMN-18V015-5526.pdf 131.189KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB – P084NAS2 – TECHNICAL BULLETIN 10 AUG 2018

RCRIT-18V015-5178.pdf 260.383KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document -Vehicle Information by Zone on 18V-015 “Other” category counts added as of 09/21/2018

RMISC-18V015-8243.pdf 37.992KB

 

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 2

RCLRPT-18V015-8425.PDF 216.818KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Takata Passenger Front Airbag Recalls – Every affected vehicle is eligible for repair now

RMISC-18V015-6102.pdf 306.001KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – TAKATA PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG RECALLS – NHTSA TARGETS 100% RECALL COMPLETION

RMISC-18V015-1743.pdf 293.248KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Loaner Car Letter

RMISC-18V015-5547.pdf 414.544KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Takata Passenger Front Airbag Recalls – NHTSA TARGETS 100% RECALL COMPLETION

RMISC-18V015-0584.pdf 296.916KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Takata Passenger Front Airbag Recalls – NHTSA Targets 100% Recall Completion

RMISC-18V015-2499.pdf 300.865KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Big 5 Monthly Business Update Recap – Takata Air Bags

RMISC-18V015-2819.pdf 912.582KB

 

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Miscellaneous Document – Big 5 Slide Takata Passenger Front Airbag Recalls

RMISC-18V015-6746.pdf 343.132KB

 

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2018-3

RCLQRT-18V015-4609.PDF 211.26KB

 

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc)- SERVICE ACTION W003 / W004: TAKATA AIRBAG INCENTIVE PROGRAM

RCMN-18V015-9745.pdf 146.109KB

 

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-18V015-1264.pdf 128.137KB

 

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1 Associated Investigation

Air Bag Inflator Rupture
NHTSA ID: EA15001
Dated opened: February 24, 2015

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened PE14-016 in June 2014 based on six inflator rupture incidents involving consumer owned vehicles produced by five vehicle manufacturers. All six vehicles were operated in Florida or Puerto Rico at the time of the rupture and for the majority of their service life, and were equipped with inflators produced by Takata, a tier-one supplier of automotive air bag systems.

During the course of PE14-016, ODI determined that five additional vehicle manufacturers used inflators of a similar design and vintage also supplied by Takata. No evidence of field failures was found in vehicles produced by these five additional manufacturers. Nonetheless, at ODI’s insistence, all 10 vehicle manufacturers initiated a regional recall within approximately two weeks of the opening of the investigation. The regions recalled initially included Florida, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, areas with high absolute humidity and climatic conditions believed to be a significant factor in the inflator ruptures. As part of the recall actions, inflators removed from remedied vehicles are to be returned to Takata for testing.

Takata’s initial test results on passenger inflators from remedied vehicles indicated a much higher than anticipated rupture frequency for inflators returned from Florida. Accordingly ODI requested all 10 manufacturers expand the regional recalls for passenger inflators to include other geographic areas where high absolute humidity conditions exist, including the Gulf States and other coastal areas. Takata’s testing of the passenger inflators to date continues to indicate this geographic area as having the highest risk, with no ruptures occurring from inflators returned from outside the expanded recall regions. During PE14-016 four additional passenger inflator field events occurred, all in vehicles from the same expanded geographic region.

Also during PE14-016 four additional driver inflator field events occurred including two in vehicles from regions not known for high absolute humidity, specifically California and North Carolina. Accordingly, ODI requested all five of the affected vehicle manufacturers currently using the subject Takata driver inflators expand to nationwide recalls. Significantly, neither of the affected vehicle manufacturers or Takata provided any explanation to account for these two driver air bag inflator ruptures outside the area of high absolute humidity. Takata testing of returned driver inflators indicates a lower rupture frequency as compared to passenger inflator testing. All test ruptures reported by Takata to date have occurred on inflators returned from high absolute humidity areas.

The investigation now includes all manufacturers and vehicles known to be affected at this time. ODI’s investigation will focus on, among other things, root cause analysis, other potential defect consequences, identification of affected vehicles scope, and adequacy of the remedy.

The five ODI reports cited above can be reviewed online at https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/owners/SearchNHTSAID under the following identification numbers: 10537899, 10568848, 10585224, 10605877, 10651492

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Recalls Documents

https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/acms/cs/documentList.xhtml?docId=18V015&docType=RCL

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