The upper dash board of the LR4 is made out of I believe leather. But it's shrinking and distorting so badly that I worry about the passenger side airbag deploying properly. It could affect it potentially 2 ways, first, doesn't deploy because it cant, or it deploys incorrectly. Either could have devastating consequences to the front passenger. I have done research on this and Land Rover knows this to be an issue, yet they want the customer to pay for the repair. I've read multiple accounts of other customers with this issue, sometimes Land Rover fixed it, others they did not. I have not been in an accident where this has been an issue, I'm concerned it will be an issue based on research. You are more than welcome to take a look and verify the issue. If need be, I can reach out to others that may have been impacted by this issue. As you can see in the images it's shrinking so badly that it's tearing the stitching out. Which then could put a bind on on the deployment of the airbag.
NHTSA ODI 11490778