NHTSA Campaign 16V229000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
NHTSA campaign 16V229000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module. The repair is free.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed the report for 16V229000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2016; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 16V229000, NHTSA lists up to 5 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 6, 2008 and October 20, 2014.
The 16V229000 report reached NHTSA 18 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 16V229000 were scheduled from May 5, 2016, 15 days after the report.
16V229000 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2009–2015.
Owners of the model years 16V229000 covers have filed at least 50 complaints naming the air bags, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 16V229000 vehicles, the 2011 Jaguar XF has the most (23).
By potentially affected vehicles, 16V229000 ranks 117 of 127 Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 16V229000, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has 20 other recalls on the air bags on this site; the one before 16V229000 was 15V093000, reported on February 18, 2015.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 XF vehicles manufactured February 6, 2008 to October 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver frontal air bags may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage deployment, resulting in the second stage deploying improperly in certain crashes.
- The risk
- An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.
- The fix
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.
Reported April 20, 2016
Vehicles covered by 16V229000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 16V229000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: April 20, 2016. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted