UAE: Range Rover recalled thousands of vehicles due to the problem with the door which causes the door to open when in motion compromising the safety of passengers.
Some customers complained of one door opening when the vehicle was in motion according to the company's statement.
Range Rover is manufactured in UK and a total of 11,720 vehicles have been recalled which include 7,532 Range Rover and 4,188 Range Rover Sport models.
Range Rover vehicles which are manufactured between 2013 and 2016 and Sports model produced between 2014 and 2016 are the ones affected and recalled for safety across the country by the distributors Al Tayer Motors and Premier Motors.
“Land Rover has identified a concern with the affected vehicles, where customers have reported the door is unlatched when in the closed position and no warning of an unlatched condition on the dashboard. Some customers have reported that one door has opened while the vehicle was in motion,” the company said in a newspaper ad announcement.
“Vehicle doors not latched in either the primary or secondary state may open during driving. This can increase the risk of a vehicle crash or compromise the safety of the vehicle occupants,” it added.
The owners of the affected vehicles will be informed by the companies to about the recall and would ask them to bring their vehicles to the service centre for the software update which would be free of charge.
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