NHTSA campaign 05V501000 · Land Rover campaign B021
Land Rover Recall 05V-501: SECOND ROW SEAT BELT BUCKLE MOUNTING
NHTSA recall 05V501000 (Land Rover campaign B021) was reported by LAND ROVER on November 1, 2005, with 548 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover LR3 and Land Rover Range Rover Sport for the 2006 model year. Owners were notified on November 2, 2005, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 05V501000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 05V501000 (also written 05V-501 or 05V501)
- Filed by
- LAND ROVER
- Land Rover campaign number
- B021
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 548 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Seat Belts
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 05V501000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Land Rover
Land Rover LR3
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 22, 2005 – September 6, 2005 (per NHTSA)
Land Rover Range Rover Sport
- 2006 · Vehicles built August 22, 2005 – September 6, 2005 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 05V501000.
Defect description
CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH A INCORRECTLY BUILT SEAT BELT BUCKLE MOUNTINGS.
Safety consequence
WHEN THE REAR LEFT HAND SECOND ROW SEAT BELT IS USED, THE BUCKLE MAY NOT BE FULLY RETAINED. A SEAT OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE SECOND ROW LEFT HAND SEAT BELT BUCKLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN NOVEMBER 2, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
Notes
LAND ROVER RECALL NO. B021.CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 05V501000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.