The owners of 14,812 Range Rovers made between 2016 and 2017 may want to keep an eye out for a recall notice relating to their SUV’s seatbelts. That’s because the emergency locking retractors in their vehicles might not work, compromising the efficacy of their seatbelts in an accident.
Land Rover must, specifically, recall 5,553 Range Rovers and 9,259 Range Rover Sports made between April 29 and October 17, 2016. This may sound familiar to some, because Land Rover has already recalled these vehicles for the same reason but it found that its service instructions contained a mistake, meaning that the vehicles have to be called back to be checked again.
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The problem relates to the safety belt assembly of the driver’s seat, whose emergency locking retractor isn’t to spec. That means that the part might not lock off at the correct g-force level, which could impact the operation of the seatbelt and make it less effective in an accident, increasing the risk of injury.
Owners will be notified of the issue starting on June 3, 2022, and will be asked to bring their vehicle in to their nearest service center for inspection. There, a technician will inspect the seatbelt assembly and, where necessary, replace it with a new part that meets spec free of charge.
