Land Rover Range Rover Velar: Air Conditioning May Fail To De-mist Interior Windows
Recall Summary Land Rover is recalling 5,958 Range Rover Velar vehicles because air conditioning inlet door linkages may detach, causing the windows to fog up and not clear properly—particularly in cold weather below freezing. This fogging can block the driver's view and increase accident risk. Land Rover will update the vehicle's software and replace the actuator arm to fix the issue.
- Recalling firm
- LAND ROVER
- Product
- Vehicles: LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER VELAR. Units affected: 5,958
- Reason
- The air inlet door linkages to the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning may detach become detached and depending on operating mode position cause unexpected severe condensation/fogging of the interior windows. At temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius where the linkage detaches in recirculation mode it may not be able to clear condensation/fog from the inside of the front windscreen or other windows which can restrict the driver�s field of vision and could lead to an increased risk of an accident. Remedy: Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and download the latest software...
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2018-03-19
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
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