Vehicle recall R/2016/303

Land Rover Discovery Sport and others recall: Seat belt pretensioner may not deploy

DVSA recall R/2016/303 names the Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Range Rover Sport. It was launched 31 December 2016. It covers vehicles built 12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2016/303
Launched: 31 December 2016
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: P095
Vehicles: 8,628 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

It has been identified by the seat belt Pre-Tensioner manufacturer that the pre-tensioner initiator generant mix ratio does not meet specification. This can therefore result in the initiator not functioning correctly which can lead to none activation of the pre-tensioner.

The fix

Recall all affected vehicles to check the pre-tentioner and if required replace it with a new quality assured component.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 8,628.
Model	Built
Land Rover Discovery Sport	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016
Land Rover Range Rover	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016

Is a specific car affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

Other recalls for these models

R/2016/302 Short circuit may occur 31 December 2016, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
R/2016/307 Front passenger airbag may not deploy 31 December 2016, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Range Rover and others
R/2017/103 Front passenger airbag may not deploy 1 May 2017, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2017/138 Passengr seat belt locking retractor may not function correctly 2 May 2017, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2017/145 Fuel hose may leak 22 May 2017, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Discovery
R/2017/153 Locking ring may be incorrectly assembled 23 May 2017, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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