NHTSA Campaign 16V889000

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM

Issued by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC · Reported Dec 9, 2016 · 220 vehicles affected

What's wrong

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured May 30, 2016, to August 24, 2016, and 2016-2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have front lower control arm fasteners that may fail due to an assembly error, possibly resulting in separation of the steering knuckle.

Consequence

If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.

Vehicles affected by this recall

Make Model Year Units
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT 2016 220
LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT 2017 220
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 2016 220
LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 2017 220

Source: NHTSA Campaign 16V889000 on nhtsa.gov. To check the current repair status for a specific vehicle, use our free VIN decoder.