You may be driving a recalled car without knowing—here’s what to check!
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A manufacturing fault has cast a shadow over one of Jaguar’s most stylish SUVs.
Hundreds of Australian owners may be unknowingly driving with a dangerously flawed airbag.
The issue isn’t cosmetic—it could be life-threatening.
JLR Australia confirmed it would recall 388 Jaguar E-Pace vehicles due to a defect in the passenger airbag that may compromise safety in the event of a crash.
The company said: ‘Due to a manufacturing defect, the passenger airbag may tear during deployment.’
‘This could cause hot gas to escape from the airbag and result in insufficient protection to the passenger.’
The impacted SUVs were produced between 2021 and 2024.
According to the official recall notice, the faulty airbags may not deploy as intended and could release hot gas toward vehicle occupants.
‘In the event of an accident, the airbag not deploying as intended and hot gas escaping towards the vehicle occupants could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants.’
Owners of affected vehicles have been urged to contact an authorised JLR dealer to have the passenger airbag replaced—at no cost.
JLR has also published a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) list to help customers confirm if their E-Pace is affected.
The original recall notice has also been made available online.
For further assistance, concerned customers can call the JLR Customer Relationship Centre on 1300 787 803.
The Jaguar E-Pace recall is another reminder that even luxury vehicles aren't immune to critical faults.
If you’re concerned about how a faulty airbag could impact your safety, this isn’t the only recall making headlines.
Another well-known SUV was recently pulled from the market over a similar issue involving the passenger airbag.
Here’s what you need to know if you or someone you know drives this model.
Read more: Popular SUV model hit with recall—Are you affected?
Would you still feel safe driving a luxury car if it came with a potentially deadly defect?
Hundreds of Australian owners may be unknowingly driving with a dangerously flawed airbag.
The issue isn’t cosmetic—it could be life-threatening.
JLR Australia confirmed it would recall 388 Jaguar E-Pace vehicles due to a defect in the passenger airbag that may compromise safety in the event of a crash.
The company said: ‘Due to a manufacturing defect, the passenger airbag may tear during deployment.’
‘This could cause hot gas to escape from the airbag and result in insufficient protection to the passenger.’
Faulty airbags prompt urgent SUV recall. Image source: Jaguar
The impacted SUVs were produced between 2021 and 2024.
According to the official recall notice, the faulty airbags may not deploy as intended and could release hot gas toward vehicle occupants.
‘In the event of an accident, the airbag not deploying as intended and hot gas escaping towards the vehicle occupants could increase the risk of injury or death to vehicle occupants.’
Owners of affected vehicles have been urged to contact an authorised JLR dealer to have the passenger airbag replaced—at no cost.
JLR has also published a Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) list to help customers confirm if their E-Pace is affected.
The original recall notice has also been made available online.
For further assistance, concerned customers can call the JLR Customer Relationship Centre on 1300 787 803.
The Jaguar E-Pace recall is another reminder that even luxury vehicles aren't immune to critical faults.
If you’re concerned about how a faulty airbag could impact your safety, this isn’t the only recall making headlines.
Another well-known SUV was recently pulled from the market over a similar issue involving the passenger airbag.
Here’s what you need to know if you or someone you know drives this model.
Read more: Popular SUV model hit with recall—Are you affected?
Would you still feel safe driving a luxury car if it came with a potentially deadly defect?
