Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
EA26003
Still open engineering analysis · opened April 24, 2026 · the steering
NHTSA safety record
Land Rover
Every complaint, recall and defect investigation on file for a Land Rover, model years 2010 to 2026.
74
Vehicles
2,294
Complaints
157
Recalls
43
Fires
4
Deaths
74Land Rover year and model combinations have enough on file to be worth a page here, and between them their owners have filed 2,294 safety complaints with NHTSA. More of those name the electrical system than any other system: 486 of them. The single most complained-about is the 2023 Defender, with 82.
NHTSA holds 157 recall campaigns naming Land Rover vehicles, across every model year the agency records rather than only the ones shown here. 3 defect investigations into these vehicles are open and unresolved. A death has been reported in 3 of these 74 vehicles.
Most complained-about Land Rover models
Complaints for every published model year of each model added together. A model that sold in larger numbers collects more complaints, and nothing here divides by sales because NHTSA does not publish them.
What goes wrong on a Land Rover
The systems named most often across every Land Rover complaint on file. One complaint can name more than one system, so these add up to more than the complaint total. "Unknown or other" is excluded: it is what the intake form records when an owner cannot place the failure.
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 486
- ENGINE 473
- POWER TRAIN 263
- STEERING 255
- FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 211
Open investigations (3)
NHTSA has decided a pattern is worth examining and has not closed the file. A preliminary evaluation is often closed with no action; an engineering analysis is the stage that usually precedes a recall.
Rear Seat Belt Stitching Failure and Detachment
PE25019
Still open preliminary evaluation · opened December 11, 2025 · the seat belts
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
EA21002
Still open engineering analysis · opened September 17, 2021 · the air bags
Most recent Land Rover recalls
The newest campaigns naming a Land Rover, by the date the manufacturer's defect report reached NHTSA. Each one covers a build range, which may be narrower than the model years listed.
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER:WEBBING:STITCHING
26V615000 · September 24, 2026
An improperly stitched seat belt may fail to properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 371 vehicles
Pages 2024 Defender
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
26V613000 · September 24, 2026
A cracked subframe may have reduced structural integrity, increasing the risk of injury during a crash. A crack may also diminish handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 873 vehicles
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
26V607000 · September 23, 2026
A deformed circuit board may cause a loss of drive power, increases the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 1 vehicle
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER
26V599000 · September 17, 2026
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 23,677 vehicles
Pages 2024 Defender 2024 Range Rover Sport 2024 Range Rover 2023 Defender 2023 Range Rover Sport 2023 Range Rover
STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM
26V527000 · August 13, 2026
An incorrect suspension knuckle may not perform as expected, possibly resulting in a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 14 vehicles
BACK OVER PREVENTION: SENSING SYSTEM: CAMERA
26V458000 · July 16, 2026
A rearview camera image that does not display can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 15,535 vehicles
Pages 2022 Discovery 2021 Discovery
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
26V389000 · June 12, 2026
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 250,857 vehicles
Pages 2026 Defender 2025 Defender 2025 Range Rover 2024 Defender 2024 Range Rover 2023 Defender
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES
26V297000 · May 12, 2026
A seat belt chime that fails to alert occupants that they are unbuckled can increase the risk of injury during a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 76 vehicles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
26V263000 · April 23, 2026
In the event of a crash, an improperly manufactured fuel tank may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 6 vehicles
Pages 2026 Defender
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER
26V248000 · April 17, 2026
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · up to 170,169 vehicles
Pages 2024 Defender 2024 Range Rover Sport 2024 Range Rover 2023 Defender 2023 Range Rover Sport 2023 Range Rover
Every manufacturer's latest recalls, or check a single car with the VIN lookup.
Every Land Rover page on this site
74 vehicles across 9 models, newest model year first.
Built from NHTSA's complaint file published October 2, 2026, its recall campaign API and its defect investigation file. A complaint is one owner's unverified account, not a finding of fault. How this is counted. · All makes
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Independent developer and analyst