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Land Rover Defender · 2026

3 recalls affect this vehicle. Sorted by severity, then date.

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  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V389000·2026-06-12

    Land Rover recalls vehicles over corroding driver airbag clockspring connectors

    Jaguar Land Rover is recalling certain 2020-2026 Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles because the driver's air bag clockspring connector may corrode.

    Product
    LAND ROVER — LAND ROVER DEFENDER, DISCOVERY, RANGE ROVER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V263000·2026-04-23

    2026 Land Rover Defender fuel tank improperly manufactured too thin

    Jaguar Land Rover North America is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles because the fuel tank was improperly manufactured with walls that are too thin, which may leak fuel in a crash and increase fire risk.

    Product
    LAND ROVER — LAND ROVER DEFENDER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide
  • Severity pendingNHTSA·26V163000·2026-03-18

    2026 Land Rover Defender Third-Row Seat Belt Bracket Weld Defect

    Jaguar Land Rover North America is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles because the third-row lower seat belt anchorage bracket may have an insufficient weld stud, potentially preventing proper restraint during a crash.

    Product
    LAND ROVER — LAND ROVER DEFENDER
    Category
    Vehicle
    Distribution
    Distributed nationwide

Wider context for this vehicle

Beyond the official recalls above. These are third-party figures derived from NHTSA complaint data — useful signal, but not part of our verified recall record.

Federal investigations — 2 open

  • EA26003 Engineering Analysis · open · steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm
  • PE25019 Preliminary Evaluation · open · seat belts
  • PE25006 Preliminary Evaluation · steering:linkages:knuckle:spindle:arm
  • PE20018 Preliminary Evaluation · fuel system, gasoline:delivery
  • EA18004 Engineering Analysis · latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch
  • RQ17005 Recall Query · latches/locks/linkages:doors:latch

Technical service bulletins

304 manufacturer service bulletins across 7 model years. A TSB is repair guidance to dealers, not a safety recall.

Third-party reliability score

  • 2026: 4.7/5
  • 2025: 4.8/5
  • 2024: 4.4/5
  • 2023: 4.1/5
  • 2022: 4.4/5

This is ProblemsByVin’s own published heuristic (1 worst – 5 best), not an official rating and unrelated to our severity scale.

Data on this panel comes from ProblemsByVin, derived from US NHTSA owner complaints and recalls, and licensed CC BY 4.0. It is not published by a federal agency and is not part of our verified recall record.

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