Camera displays may fail after overheating due to lack of thermal interface material
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- The main models affected include Jaguar F-Type, Land Rover Defender and Land Rover Range Rover Sport.
- Starting on October 25, vehicle owners will receive recall notices.
- Jaguar Land Rover is not aware of any accidents or injuries caused by this fault.
If you own one of the many 2024 models in the Jaguar Land Rover portfolio, we have some bad news for you. The British automaker has just announced a recall of some vehicles due to an issue with its 3D surround camera system.
The recall notice from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) states that a temperature difference between two silicone chips within the Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) may cause the module to enter reset mode. If this happens, the image for the 3D surround camera will not be displayed.
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Jaguar Land Rover says the system may overheat if the vehicle is used for an extended period of time because some parts lack the thermal interface material they should have from the factory. A faulty camera system means the vehicle in question does not meet safety standards and increases the risk of injury to pedestrians.
Two separate recalls have been issued for the fault. The first recall covers only five 2024 Jaguar F-Pace vehicles produced between September 5 and October 25, 2023, while the second recall covers 180 Land Rover vehicles from the 2024 model year.
These include the Land Rover Defender assembled from September 8, 2023 to September 11, 2023, the Discovery Sports assembled from September 20, 2023 to October 24, 2023, and the Discovery Sports assembled from October 16, 2023 to October 24, 2023. Range Rover assembled on Japan, Range Rover assembled from October 16, 2023 to October 24, 2023, Evoque produced on September 18, 2023 and October 26, 2023, October 19, 2023 and October 2023 The Range Rover Velar model produced on October 25, 2023, and some Range Rover Sport models produced on October 16, 2023 and October 24, 2023.
Jaguar Land Rover does not yet know if the incident resulted in any accidents, injuries or fires, and it has not received any claims or field reports in the United States.
Dealers have been instructed to replace the NFSM modules free of charge. Starting on October 25, vehicle owners will receive recall notices.
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