NHTSA 16V614000Manufacturer no. P091
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
- Report received by NHTSA
- August 23, 2016
- Owner notification
- October 14, 2016
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 10,455 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2015 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- July 15, 2013 – July 1, 2015
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
Defect summary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LCC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2015 Discovery Sport manufactured September 17, 2014 through November 3, 2014 and 2014-2015 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured July 15, 2013 through July 1, 2015. In the affected vehicles the transmission sensor clusters may have insufficient crimps in the transmission wire harness, and as a result, the transmission may unexpectedly shift to neutral.
Safety risk
If the vehicle unexpectedly shifts to neutral, there is an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the automatic transmission serial number and if required, will update the transmission software to prevent the transmission from shifting into neutral due to a faulty crimp, free of charge. The recall is expected to began October 14, 2016. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P091.
Notes in the NHTSA record
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.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V614000, filed by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov