Vehicle recall R/2016/307

Land Rover Range Rover Sport and others recall: Front passenger airbag may not deploy

DVSA recall R/2016/307 names the Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Discovery. 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/2016/307
Launched: 31 December 2016
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: P094
Vehicles: DVSA lists 452 on each model line

What can go wrong

It has been identified by the air-bag manufacturer that the air-bag initiator generant mix ratio does not meet specification. This can therefore result in the initiator not functioning correctly which can lead to non-deployment of the air-bag. Should a collision occur then there is an increased risk of injury to the passenger.

The fix

Recall all affected vehicles to replace the air-bag with a new quality assured component.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 452. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016	452
Land Rover Range Rover	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016	452
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016	452
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	12 July 2016 to 26 October 2016	452

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/2016/303 Seat belt pretensioner may not deploy 31 December 2016, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2016/302 Short circuit may occur 31 December 2016, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
R/2016/290 Steering control may be compromised 31 December 2016, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
R/2016/289 Electrical short circuit 31 January 2017, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Discovery
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

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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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