Safety recall Seat belts

Land Rover recall 26V-297: Seat Belt Warning System Malfunction/FMVSS 208

Report received 6 months ago

A seat belt chime that fails to alert occupants that they are unbuckled can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Campaign facts

NHTSA campaign
26V297000 (26V-297)
Manufacturer number
D105
Filed by
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Report received
May 12, 2026
Component
Seat belts:front:warning light/devices
Vehicles potentially affected
76
Model years
2026–2027
Built between
February 5, 2026 and March 4, 2026
Owner letters
July 7, 2026
Recall initiated by
The manufacturer
Safety standard
FMVSS 208

What is wrong

Jaguar Land Rover North America LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Velar, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover vehicles. The seat belt warning system may not activate the audible warning chime as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to conform with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

The risk

A seat belt chime that fails to alert occupants that they are unbuckled can increase the risk of injury during a crash.

Why seat belt defects matter: A belt that unlatches, fails to lock or is not anchored correctly may not restrain an occupant in a crash.

The remedy

Dealers will replace the audio amplifier, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed July 10, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D105.

About the seat belts

A seat belt only works if every part of it holds: the anchor bolts, the buckle latch, the retractor that locks under load and the pretensioner that removes slack.

Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-297

What to do

  1. Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s lookup (below) to confirm that your vehicle is included and that the repair has not already been done.
  2. Call a dealer for the brand and book the repair. Quote NHTSA campaign 26V-297 and the manufacturer’s number D105.
  3. Check that every belt latches and retracts normally, and tell the dealer which seating positions you use most.
  4. Safety recall repairs are carried out free of charge by the manufacturer’s dealers. If you already paid for this repair yourself, ask the manufacturer about reimbursement and keep your receipt.

Check by VIN

A campaign rarely covers every vehicle of a model year. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.

Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.

Your VIN is decoded with NHTSA’s public vPIC service to identify the make, model and year. It is not stored and is not added to any page address.

The official record

This page reproduces the campaign as filed with NHTSA. The NHTSA record is authoritative — if anything here differs, follow the agency.

Open campaign 26V-297 on NHTSA.gov

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