Jaguar Land Rover Recall 104K Vehicles For Brakes & Lights Issues

British car manufacturers Land Rover and Jaguar are issuing a recall in the U.S. for some 104,000 vehicles over potential problems with their brakes and lights. The recall is said to be the largest ever for the Jaguar Land Rover company, and applies to over 74,000 of the luxury SUV vehicles, and to almost 5,000 of the luxury sedans. The notices for brake hose ruptures and side light malfunctions were issued by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Friday, with the actual recalls to begin on March 13th.

For Land Rover vehicles, the recall is over concern that one or both of the brake hoses on the front of the car are prone to rupture, which would lead to a loss of braking fluid. Up to 74,648 Range Rover models produced between 2006 and 2012 will be eligible to have their brake hoses replaced for free at Land Rover dealerships.

The NHTSA noted that Jaguar Land Rover had previously opened an investigation into the brake hoses in November 2010. This was brought on by a handful of dealership reports about discovering hoses with bulges in them, however because the instances were sporadic, and there were no accidents connected to the issue, the investigation was closed in June 2012. The case was re-opened in November 2014 after more ruptured hoses and an accident were reported.

The remaining Land Rover recalls apply to Range Rovers and Range Rover Sports made in 2013 and 2014, and focus on improper routing of brake vacuum hoses. The issue could result in a hole and loss of braking power. Once again, dealerships will be conducting all repairs.

As for Jaguar models, 4,787 XKs from 2012 to 2015 are being recalled over side parking lights that turn off after a span of five minutes. Dealerships will offer a software update to fix the lighting issue at no charge.

SOURCE Mashable