Jaguar Land Rover to recall 17,500 cars with Takata airbags

Jaguar Land Rover is set to recall about 17,500 cars to replace potentially deadly Takata airbags.

The British manufacturer says it is working to finalise a schedule to roll out replacement parts in Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles.

As with a number of brands including VW, Audi, Ford, Holden and Mercedes, JLR did not issue recalls for replacement airbags until mandatory action was forced on carmakers by the ACCC this week.

The manufacturer flagged its intention to recall vehicles after the ACCC proposed unprecedented mandatory recalls in 2017, though it is yet to commence repair work on Australian cars.

A statement issued by the brand says it will roll out free replacements “as quickly as possible”, making older vehicles its top priority.

“Customer safety comes first,” it says.

“It’s why, in light of the Minister's decision, we are preparing a Recall Initiation Schedule for the ACCC's approval which will identify exactly which vehicles we will recall, the safest order of recall and when and how we recall them.

“No Jaguar Land Rover vehicles contain the alpha airbags that the ACCC has identified as posing the highest safety risk of all the recalled Takata airbags. However, we estimate that approximately 17,500 Jaguar Land Rover vehicles contain beta airbags that need to be replaced under the Minister's notice prior to 31 December 2020.”

Defective Takata airbags have killed 23 people and injured a further 230 around the world.

Australian Jaguar Land Rover vehicles impacted by Takata airbag recalls

2016-2017 Jaguar XE

2009-2017 Jaguar XF

2017 Jaguar F-PACE

2007-2012 Range Rover Vogue

2015-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport

More information: Product Safety Australia