Land Rover Defender recalls
Every NHTSA recall campaign filed since 2000 that names the Land Rover Defender, newest first. Last verified Jul 30, 2026.
Units are totals reported across campaigns mentioning this model — NHTSA does not always break unit counts down by model.
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- Jun 12, 2026Crash risk2020–2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021–2026 Land Rover Discovery, 2022–2026 Land Rover Range Rover — Air Bags
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.
26V389000 · 251K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Apr 23, 2026Fire risk2026 Land Rover Defender — Fuel System, Gasoline
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The fuel tank was improperly manufactured with walls that are too thin.
26V263000 · 6 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Apr 17, 2026Crash risk2021–2022 Jaguar E-Pace, 2021–2024 Jaguar F-Pace, 2020–2024 Land Rover Defender and 6 other models — Electrical System
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery, 2020-2023 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, 2019-2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Range Rover, 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 2020-2024 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2024 Jaguar F-Pace, and 2021-2022 Jaguar E-Pace mild-hybrid electric vehicles (MHEVs.) The DC-DC converter can fail due to an internal fault in the boost control microchip. A failure of the DC-DC converter will result in a loss of 12-Volt system charging and can lead to complete loss of drive power and exterior lighting.
26V248000 · 170K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Mar 18, 2026Crash risk2026 Land Rover Defender — Seat Belts
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The third-row lower seat belt anchorage bracket may have an insufficient weld stud.
26V163000 · 582 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jan 16, 2025Crash risk2023–2024 Land Rover Defender, 2023 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque — Equipment
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Discovery Sport, 2023-2024 Defender, and 2023 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The touchscreen in the center console may go blank at vehicle startup, resulting in the rearview camera image not displaying as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
25V016000 · 28K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Sep 12, 2024Crash risk2024 Land Rover Defender, 2024 Land Rover Discovery Sport, 2024 Land Rover Range Rover and 3 other models — Forward Collision Avoidance
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2024 Defender, Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) may overheat and cause the 3D surround camera images, including the rearview camera image, not to display.
24V678000 · 180 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jun 17, 2024Fire risk2023–2024 Land Rover Defender, 2024 Land Rover Discovery, 2024 Land Rover Range Rover and 2 other models — Engine and Engine Cooling
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Defender, 2024 Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The oil filter housing can crack and leak oil into the engine compartment.
24V450000 · 2K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Nov 22, 2023Crash risk2023 Land Rover Defender — Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 vehicles modified for the TRek Off-Road Competition. The brake calipers may not be reinstalled properly, allowing the brake calipers to detach.
23V789000 · 121 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Mar 2, 2023Crash risk2023 Land Rover Defender — Child Seat
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 vehicles equipped with third-row seats. The third-row seatback latch may not latch properly, reducing the strength of a child seat installed to the top tether.
23V137000 · 812 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Feb 2, 2023Fire risk2020–2023 Land Rover Defender, 2022–2023 Land Rover Discovery, 2020–2023 Land Rover Range Rover and 2 other models — Engine and Engine Cooling
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover, Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery, and 2023 Range Rover Velar vehicles. The engine cam carrier oil channel may be blocked, which can lead to an oil leak.
23V044000 · 7K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jul 21, 2022Crash risk2022–2023 Land Rover Defender, 2022–2023 Land Rover Discovery, 2022–2023 Land Rover Discovery Sport and 2 other models — Seat Belts
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-23 Land Rover Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport and 2022 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners may be damaged, which can cause the seat belts to not properly restrain occupants.
22V523000 · 5K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Aug 26, 2021Crash risk2021 Land Rover Defender, 2020–2021 Land Rover Discovery, 2020–2021 Land Rover Discovery Sport and 3 other models — Seat Belts
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, and Defender vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child restraint system from securing properly.
21V668000 · 33K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jul 29, 2021Crash risk2020–2021 Land Rover Defender — Child Seat
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The owner's manual incorrectly states that the third-row seating is equipped with LATCH child seat restraints with top tethers. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorage Systems."
21V584000 · 7K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jul 1, 2021Crash risk2021 Land Rover Defender — Seats
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Defender 90 vehicles equipped with manually-adjustable front seats. The front seat track end-stop bracket may become deformed, which could prevent the seat from locking into place.
21V499000 · 603 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jun 8, 2021Crash risk2020–2022 Land Rover Defender — Exterior Lighting
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Defender X vehicles equipped with smoked rear light assemblies. A voltage spike, triggered by a bright light shining on the rear of the vehicle, can cause the turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights to fail.
21V435000 · 3K units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Jun 3, 2021Crash risk2020–2021 Land Rover Defender — Electrical System
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engines. The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) may unexpectedly switch off while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in an engine stall with no warning.
21V424000 · 163 units · Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC