Vehicle recall R/2013/124

Land Rover Range Rover Sport recall: Fire may occur

DVSA recall R/2013/124 names the Land Rover Range Rover Sport. It was launched 23 October 2013. It covers vehicles built 6 March 2013 to 15 October 2013.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2013/124
Launched: 23 October 2013
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: P035
Vehicles: 1,772 across the lines below

What can go wrong

For vehicles fitted with Dynamic Response System (DRS) it is possible that the positive battery cable could come in contact with the DRS fluid supply pipes. If this condition occurs the positive battery lead could chaff on the DRS pipe which will then lead to DRS pipes becoming positively charged. Should the charge find an earth then localised melting of components could occur due to heat generation. This could ultimately result in a vehicle fire.

The fix

Recall all affected vehicles to check and if necessary replace the positive battery cable then reroute the cable.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	6 March 2013 to 15 October 2013	1,772

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Other recalls for these models

R/2014/091 Risk of fire 10 November 2014, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2015/013 Possible loss of braking efficiency 17 February 2015, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2015/038 Fire may occur 10 April 2015, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2015/036 Wheel nuts may detach 13 April 2015, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2015/119 Vehicle door(s) may open when car is in motion 4 August 2015, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2015/187 Rear passenger seatbelt may fail in a collision 1 November 2015, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover

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Source

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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