Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc – Annual report – 31 March 2016
Industry: automotive
41 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS (extract)
In May 2016, a passenger airbag safety recall was announced in the United States by the National Highway Traffic System Administration (NHTSA) in respect of airbags from a supplier (Takata). Certain front-passenger airbags from Takata are installed in vehicles sold by the Group. The Group has considered this to be an adjusting Post Balance Sheet event and has recognised an additional provision of £67 million for the estimated cost of repairs in the Consolidated Income Statement for the year ended 31 March 2016. The provision is expected to be utilised between one to four years.
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