NHTSA Complaint #11184863 — 2007 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER L322

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER L322. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V374000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO DEALER IN ALASKA TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE; THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE TO BE TAKEN TO SEATTLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO HAD BEEN REPAIRING RANGE ROVERS IN ALASKA. HOWEVER, DUE TO THE MANUFACTURER NOT REIMBURSING THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS PERFORMED IN THE PAST, THE CONTACT WAS DENIED REPAIRS. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.