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Land Rover Discovery recalls

55 DVSA safety recalls name the Land Rover Discovery, launched 1993 to 2026. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Discovery. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls55
Latest launch2026
Earliest launch1993
Earliest and latest build dates named1992 to 2026
Is a specific Discovery affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Land Rover Discovery recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
AJ20-D6 Idler Pulley Clash R/2026/24126 Jun 20263 Jul 2024 to 17 Apr 202611,526
Driver’s Airbag Potential Non-Deployment R/2026/24519 Jun 20261 Jul 2020 to 5 Jun 202627,858
Defender and Discovery 2026 Model Year Fuel Tank Wall Thickness R/2026/17712 Jun 202622 Jan 2026 to 30 Jan 202616
Discovery (L319) and Range Rover Sport (L320) Tow Ball Detachment R/2024/3265 Jun 202528 May 2004 to 16 Sep 2016109,574
Security Guidance R/2025/1499 May 202514 Jun 2013 to 17 May 20158,807
Security Enhancement R/2024/14627 Jan 202522 Jan 2015 to 9 Nov 201727,095
AJ20-D6 and AJ20-P6 Engine Oil Filter Housing Cracked R/2024/25514 Jun 202422 Apr 2021 to 12 Jan 2024263
Security Enhancement R/2024/14515 Mar 202428 Sep 2020 to 19 Jan 20225,105
For certain 2023 Model Year 3.0L AJ20-P6 Land Rover Range Rover Range Rover Sport Range Rover Velar R/2023/04418 May 202324 Aug 2022 to 9 Jan 2023499 per line
Damaged front seat belt pre tensioner tube may have been installed on the seat belt retractor R/2022/22219 Aug 202212 Dec 2021 to 18 May 20222,981 (whole recall)
The fuel feed hose assembly may have been incorrectly routed R/2021/43618 Mar 20226 Oct 2018 to 27 Jun 2019668
Front passenger seats missing occupancy detection sensor system R/2021/33321 Oct 202110 Jul 2020 to 11 Aug 2021509 per line
Due to insufficient contact of the battery earth stud to the chassis the vehicle may exhibit various R/2021/22924 Jun 20215 Nov 2019 to 11 Mar 20213,323
The fixings connecting the exhaust downpipe to the catalytic converter may not have been tightened R/2021/13719 Apr 20212 Nov 2020 to 11 Mar 20214,002 per line
The fixing for the left hand side (lhs) 3rd row seat belt upper anchorage may not be installed R/2020/37814 Jan 202130 Sep 2020 to 26 Oct 2020115
Insufficient contact of the battery earth stud to the chassis R/2020/3246 Jan 202121 Sep 2018 to 31 Aug 202010,040
Some of the fixings of the second row seat frame assembly may be missing R/2020/02717 Feb 202011 Sep 2019 to 4 Dec 201910
Vehicles failed to routinely achieve the required levels of CO2 emissions R/2019/04910 Apr 20199 Mar 2015 to 5 Jul 20184,779 (whole recall)
Crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture R/2019/01331 Jan 201910 Oct 2018 to 19 Dec 2018219 per line
Autonomous emergency braking feature will not be available R/2018/24325 Sep 201813 Nov 2017 to 17 Mar 201824 per line
Fuel hose may leak R/2017/14522 May 201715 Feb 2017 to 30 Mar 2017836 per line
Electrical short circuit R/2016/28931 Jan 20174 Jul 2016 to 10 Oct 20164,964 per line
Front passenger airbag may not deploy R/2016/30731 Dec 201612 Jul 2016 to 26 Oct 2016452 per line
Steering control may be compromised R/2016/29031 Dec 201631 Mar 2016 to 25 Aug 2016343 per line
Airbag may deploy incorrectly R/2016/13223 Jun 20163 May 2016 to 10 May 201681
Engine may cut out R/2016/09823 Jun 20162 Apr 2013 to 2 May 201411,290 (whole recall)
Rcs system unable to detect and mitigate potential vehicle roll over R/2016/10713 Jun 201621 Aug 2014 to 11 Jan 20169
Vehicle may cut out R/2015/2358 Dec 20159 Jul 2015 to 16 Oct 20159,252 per line
Panoramic roof may detach R/2015/11823 Jul 201513 Aug 2012 to 14 Sep 2012833
Dynamic stability control may not function correctly R/2015/08211 May 201519 Aug 2014 to 24 Mar 20156,412
Wheel nuts may detach R/2015/03613 Apr 20156 Jan 2015 to 23 Jan 2015926 per line
Rear propeller shaft coupling failure RCOMP/2012/00324 May 20121 Apr 2011 to 29 Feb 201240
Fire may occur R/2010/1473 Dec 20101 Jan 2006 to 30 Jun 2009255 per line
Possible reduction in braking assistance R/2009/07328 Sep 200927 Jan 2003 to 26 Jun 200977,262 (whole recall)
Fuel may leak R/2009/05128 Sep 20091 Sep 2006 to 31 Jan 200814,330 (whole recall)
Possibility of fuel leakage R/2006/22619 Mar 20073 May 2005 to 28 Sep 2005103
Fuel may leak R/2006/0697 Jun 20062 Jul 2004 to 30 Apr 2005590
The parking function of the automatic transmission may not operate correctly R/2005/15630 Nov 200516 Aug 2005 to 15 Sep 2005917 per line
Buckle may not be retained R/2005/15430 Nov 200523 Aug 2005 to 12 Sep 2005277 per line
Vehicle may become unstable if jacked R/2005/1449 Nov 2005not recorded304
Possibility of stress cracks in the plastic fuel tank R/2004/0695 May 200515 Apr 1993 to 7 Sep 199821,191 per line
Possibility that the rear fuel line may chafe against harness R/2004/09311 Aug 200430 Jun 2001 to 19 Apr 200433,491
Possible loss of service brake R/2003/18031 Mar 20041 Oct 1998 to 1 Dec 200359,616 per line
Possibility of underbonnet fire R/2003/17931 Mar 200429 Jan 2000 to 30 Sep 200324,547
Throttle may stick in open position R/2003/17831 Mar 200427 Jan 2003 to 26 Mar 2003168
Sticking throttle R/2003/05430 Apr 200311 Feb 2003 to 26 Mar 200387
Parking brake effectiveness concern. R/2002/02819 Mar 200210 Jul 1998 to 18 Feb 200223,652 per line
Throttle cable concern. R/2002/00819 Mar 200210 Jul 1998 to 21 Jan 20022,894 per line
Engine flywheel may fragment R/2000/0385 Jun 20001 Sep 1998 to 30 Jun 199912,965 (whole recall)
Ace system high pressure pipes may leak fluid R/2000/0116 Mar 200013 Jul 1999 to 13 Dec 19992,289
Anti-lock braking system relay contacts sticking R/1999/06824 Sep 199910 Jul 1998 to 8 Jun 19999,296 per line
Involuntary operation of air bag R/1998/00320 Mar 19981 Jan 1994 to 31 Mar 199715,175 (whole recall)
Latching of front right hand door R/1996/10124 Jan 199714 Apr 1995 to 23 Jul 199622,723 per line
Seat belt fixings may be insecure R/1995/0675 Sep 19951 Jun 1995 to 31 Aug 19955,599 per line
Possible malfunction of electric window switch R/1993/0322 Jul 199310 Aug 1992 to 15 Sep 19921,415 per line

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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