Vehicle recall R/2018/243

Land Rover Range Rover and others recall: Autonomous emergency braking feature will not be available

DVSA recall R/2018/243 names the Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery. It was launched 25 September 2018. It covers vehicles built 13 November 2017 to 17 March 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2018/243
Launched: 25 September 2018
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: N227 issue 1
Vehicles: DVSA lists 24 on each model line

What can go wrong

Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) feature will not be available.

The fix

On affected vehicles download the latest software to the vehicle.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 24. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	13 November 2017 to 17 March 2018	24
Land Rover Range Rover	13 November 2017 to 17 March 2018	24
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	13 November 2017 to 17 March 2018	24

Is a specific car 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.

Other recalls for these models

R/2018/160 Fuel gauge displays an inaccurate reading 25 June 2018, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2019/015 The directional indicators fail to operate when the steering column mounted control stalks are used 31 January 2019, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2019/013 Crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture 31 January 2019, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Velar and others
R/2019/112 The routing of the electrical harness has insufficient clearance to the metalwork within the steering column assembly 9 April 2019, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2018/036 Fuel may leak 13 March 2018, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and others
R/2019/049 Vehicles failed to routinely achieve the required levels of CO2 emissions 10 April 2019, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Velar and others

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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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