Land Rover recall: Back over prevention
What is wrong
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."
What could happen
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 fix
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.
Vehicles covered
- Land Rover Range Rover Phev 2020–2021
- Land Rover Range Rover Sport Phev 2020–2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 23V031000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 26, 2023
- Owners notified
- Mar 16, 2023
- Vehicles or items affected
- 868
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Back over prevention › Warnings › External/pedestrian alert; Electrical system › Software
- Maker's own recall number
- N742
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 141
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.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Land Rover recall: Engine and engine cooling Mar 30, 2023
- Land Rover recall: Electrical system Aug 10, 2023
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.