Seat Belt Warning System Malfunction/FMVSS 208

Affected vehicles (3)

Component / system

Defect

Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Velar, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover vehicles. The seat belt warning system may not activate the audible warning chime as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to conform with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

Risk / consequence

A seat belt chime that fails to alert occupants that they are unbuckled can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will replace the audio amplifier, free of charge. Interim letters, notifying owners of the safety risk, are expected to be mailed July 10, 2026. Additional letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D105.

Chronology of events

1. March 2026

   On 05 March 2026, following information received through the supply chain that a shipment of audio amplifiers had been subject to potential water ingress, a Pre-Stop Shipment meeting was held at the Vehicle Assembly Plant. It was decided to implement a Quarantine and Update Prior to Sale notice (UPS) to ensure affected vehicles were remedied ahead of sale. Unused and potentially affected stock of audio amplifiers was quarantined at the Vehicle Assembly Plant. It was confirmed that no affected vehicles had entered into commerce. On 23 April 2026, the Vehicle Assembly Plant reconvened the Pre-Stop Shipment meeting after an internal record check revealed that a small number of the quarantined audio amplifiers had subsequently been consumed in production. The UPS was updated to include further affected vehicles, and the matter was referred to the Product Safety and Compliance Committee (PSCC) as it was confirmed that a small number of affected vehicles had entered into commerce. On 01 May 2026, the PSCC met following further work with the engineering team and suppliers to ascertain the extent of potential symptoms, and was informed that there was a risk of audio output not being provided, including driver warning tones. The matter was referred to the PSCC Decision Forum.

Notification schedule

Dealer notification

May 26, 2026 - May 26, 2026 No Dealers

Owner notification

Phased Recall