Range Rover Sport Catches Fire In Lagos As Land Rover Recalls 2018-2022 Models Over Engine Fire Risk

Range Rover Sport ultra-luxury SUV catches fire in Lagos as Land Rover recalls 2018-2022 models over engine risk.

Traffic agency LASTMA said that the fire “has been put out” and the Range Rover Sport moved off from the road.

The cause of the fire wasn’t stated in the traffic update, but causes can vary from overheating engine to incorrect wiring.

Land Rover in April recalled plug-in hybrid variants of the 2018-2022 Range Rover to address issues that may lead to underhood fires.

A high-end Land Rover Range Rover Sport luxury SUV caught fire in the middle of the road on Sunday June 25th along Jakande inward Igbo-Efon area of Lagos State.

This was made in a traffic update posted to the social media pages of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA).

According to the agency, there was no loss of life and no injury was recorded. LASTMA said that the fire “has been put out” and the Range Rover Sport moved off from the road.

As expected, the incident caused serious traffic gridlock along the route which the Agency noted that its men are currently managing.

The cause of the fire from the engine bay, though not stated in the traffic update, can vary from overheating engine and coolant leak to incorrect wiring.

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In a related news…

British luxury marque, Land Rover, in April recalled plug-in hybrid variants of the 2018-2022 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport along with the 2023 Range Rover V8 to address two issues that may lead to underhood fires.

Land Rover’s defect notice said :

“A concern has been identified on Jaguar Land Rover 4-cylinder petrol PHEV engines where the water pump pully drive belt can become damaged leading to detachment or destruction. Where water pump pully drive is lost, this leads to a loss coolant flow in the engine.

“The lack of coolant flow can cause the engine to rapidly overheat, and subsequently ruptures an engine mounted plastic elbow in the cooling circuit.

“If the coolant elbow is ruptured, this leads to a coolant leak onto the turbocharger heat shield which may lead to a fire in the engine bay which can propagate to the whole vehicle.”

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