2025 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
2 recalls, 17 complaints
26V389000 Jun 12, 2026
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
Defect Description
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.
Consequence
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will apply a protective lubricant gel to the driver’s air bag connector terminals, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 3, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D120.
24E102000 Dec 6, 2024
STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Defect Description
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with Raised Air Intake (RAI) aftermarket accessory equipment, with part number VPLEP0543. The raised air intake may not be secured properly, which can allow the intake to detach fr... Read more
Consequence
A detached raised air intake can fall off the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, remove and reinstall the RAI accessory, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 20, 2025. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N964.
Complaint Statistics
17 total complaints
Top Reported Components
| Component | Complaints |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 3 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 2 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 2 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 2 |
| SEAT BELTS | 1 |
| FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | 1 |
| AIR BAGS | 1 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 1 |
| FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | 1 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 1 |
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness
Sep 10, 2026
Incident date: Sep 6, 2026
My child was in the car seat and I noticed that the harness was not staying tight. I did research and apparently if a small object and or crumbs gets stuck under the fastener the harness won’t lock in place. I reached out to the manufacturer and they failed to do anything about this. They have no ... Read more
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jul 14, 2026
Incident date: Jul 11, 2025
I purchased a 2025 Hyundai Tucson in March of 2026. Shortly after the purchase the screen began to malfunction. The screen glitches continuously while driving and there is no way to turn it off. This creates a significant distraction and raises serious concerns about driver safety. Especially drivin... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES
May 7, 2026
Incident date: May 6, 2026
I was driving home after dropping my kids off at school and when I was almost home my dash lit up with the traction control light, check engine light, ABS light, red break light, service ESC message, forward collision system unavailable message and break system failure 62 MPH top speed ( was switch... Read more
BACK OVER PREVENTION
May 7, 2026
Incident date: Dec 17, 2025
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Expedition. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 25V572000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION). The contact received notification that the remedy was available. The contact stated that the rearview camera would display a distorted image intermittently while the... Read more
POWER TRAIN
May 7, 2026
Incident date: Nov 26, 2025
on 1/26/26 while driving my car started shaking. I felt unsafe driving and had the car towed to the dealership. They inspected the vehicle and could not notice the shaking but did perform recall service NTB25-05 as well as some additional items on the routine maintenance schedule. They said the r... Read more
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Mar 23, 2026
Incident date: Mar 20, 2026
The contact owns a 2021 Kia Soul. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle idled abnormally rough, and the engine was pulsing. The oil level was checked and w... Read more
POWER TRAIN
Mar 1, 2026
Incident date: Feb 27, 2026
Delayed acceleration, jerking shifting between gears and whining noise
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Feb 17, 2026
Incident date: Feb 14, 2026
There have been multiple occasions where I have started or shut down my 2023 Bronco Heritage Sport Limited and (for no reason I can explain) the speakers started making this extremely loud digital feedback noise, sometimes including the subwoofer. It's hard to stay in the car for too long with this ... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 17, 2026
Incident date: Feb 14, 2026
There have been multiple occasions where I have started or shut down my 2023 Bronco Heritage Sport Limited and (for no reason I can explain) the speakers started making this extremely loud digital feedback noise, sometimes including the subwoofer. It's hard to stay in the car for too long with this ... Read more
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Feb 17, 2026
Incident date: Feb 14, 2026
Main battery failure, can not charge, can not drive car. Warning light(s) on dashboard. High voltage battery needs to be replaced.
STRUCTURE:BODY
Feb 14, 2026
Incident date: Jan 24, 2026
Error code B25AA-01 Front Passenger Door Handel- General Electrical failure is on in my car since you are investigating it thought you might know
AIR BAGS
Feb 14, 2026
Incident date: Jan 24, 2026
There was a Recall on my Airbag that was replaced by the VW dealership in Corpus Christi but afterwards I keep getting an error and indicator for the Airbag. I've contacted the dealership multiple times and all they say is it's not covered even if the airbag they replaced is defective.. I originally... Read more
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Feb 14, 2026
Incident date: Jan 24, 2026
Reporting dash board bubbling and glue failure causing cracking and bubbles on dash board, dealers are not working with customers on this failed component of the vehicle
POWER TRAIN
Jan 8, 2026
Incident date: Oct 15, 2025
Cars is not keeping track of temperature showing engine is cold after 30 minutes of driving, fan runs for extended periods of time after shutting off, check engine light comes on, steering assist alert comes in screen. All of this happens in a cycle. To stop it the battery has to be unplugged and re... Read more
SERVICE BRAKES
Jan 3, 2026
Incident date: Dec 23, 2025
ABS Module Failure. No fix or replacement part available. No recall, no Anti- lock brakes ,no traction control , disables cruise control , no solution available per Jeep ?
FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS
Sep 28, 2025
Incident date: Sep 26, 2025
The car randomly reports an Engine Malfunction which results in many warning lights indicating that certain systems are non-functional. These include (but are not limited to): - Forward collision warning - Automatic emergency braking - Cruise control - Basically, any driver assistance feature that ... Read more
SEAT BELTS
Jul 9, 2025
Incident date: Apr 5, 2025
The whole tension rod of driver side seatbelt ripped off. Recall was issued I took to get done afterwards the seatbelt tension rod broke. I called dealer and Chevy and they say well we did the recall tuff luck! They knew it was about to break or almost broken and did nothing and gave me my truck bac... Read more
NHTSA Safety Investigations, LAND ROVER DEFENDER
Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.
PE25019
Opened: Dec 11, 2025
Rear Seat Belt Stitching Failure and Detachment
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has received 1 complaint stating that a rear row seat belt became detached in a model year (MY) 2024 Land Rover Defender.Photos of the seat belt received with the complaint show that the stitching of the webbing of the seat belt appears to have not been prop... Read more
LAND ROVER DEFENDER - All Years Overview
Complete safety history for the LAND ROVER DEFENDER across all model years (1992, 2026).
47
Total Recalls
398
Total Complaints
1
Investigations
8
Reported Crashes
8
Reported Fires
0
Reported Deaths
LAND ROVER DEFENDER - Year by Year
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