Land Rover 2010 Range Rover Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury
Land Rover is recalling certain 2010 Range Rovers due to potential air bag inflator explosions causing serious injury or death. Owners must have the front passenger air bag assembly replaced free of charge by dealers.
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An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
What happened, in plain English
Land Rover is recalling specific 2010 Range Rover vehicles with a risk of front passenger air bag inflators exploding during crashes, which could cause serious injury or death. Affected vehicles must have the air bag assembly replaced by dealers at no cost. Read more at govinfonow.com/recall/1253568-land-rover-2010-range-rover-air-bag-recall-risk-of.
Source Summary by GovInfoNow · govinfonow.com/recall/1253568-land-rover-2010-range-rover-air-bag-recall-risk-of · Updated October 6, 2026 · Official notice: NHTSA #18V011000
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“Land Rover 2010 Range Rover Air Bag Recall: Risk of Serious Injury.” GovInfoNow, updated October 6, 2026. https://govinfonow.com/recall/1253568-land-rover-2010-range-rover-air-bag-recall-risk-of. Based on NHTSA recall #18V011000 (https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls?nhtsaId=18V011000).
Why it’s dangerous
The air bag inflators can explode after long-term exposure to humidity and temperature changes, especially during crashes. This explosion may send sharp metal fragments toward the driver or passengers, causing serious injury or death.
Who’s affected
Owners of 2010 Land Rover Range Rovers registered in specific U.S. states or 'Zone B' are affected. Drivers and passengers in these vehicles face the highest risk due to potential air bag explosions.
How to tell if you have this one
Check if your 2010 Land Rover Range Rover was sold or registered in the listed states (Zone B) or if it's a 2009 model in other states (Zone C). The vehicle has a front passenger air bag assembly that may be affected.
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What to do — step by step
Stop Using Vehicle Now
Immediately stop using the vehicle until the front passenger air bag assembly is replaced by a Land Rover dealer.
Contact Land Rover
Call Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837 to schedule a replacement of the air bag assembly.
What NHTSA says to do
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is P083.
How this recall unfolded
Recall timeline
2 dated steps over 35 days.
- Recall began
- NHTSA received the defect report
Dates from the agency record only; steps without a date are left out.
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Where this comes from
The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official NHTSA recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
- Official source: NHTSA Recall #18V011000 (August 1, 2018)
- Plain-language summary written by qwen3:4b on October 6, 2026, from the official record above. Not reviewed by a person — if it conflicts with the NHTSA notice, the notice is correct. Report an error on this page.
- GovInfoNow is an independent service and is not a government agency. We republish official NHTSA recall data; we don’t issue, amend or administer recalls.