Vehicle recall R/2019/013

Land Rover Discovery and others recall: Crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture

DVSA recall R/2019/013 names the Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Range Rover. It was launched 31 January 2019. It covers vehicles built 10 October 2018 to 19 December 2018.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2019/013
Launched: 31 January 2019
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: N276
Vehicles: DVSA lists 219 on each model line

What can go wrong

The crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture due to a production specification error.

The fix

Replace the crankshaft pulley centre retaining bolt with one that has been manufactured to the correct specification.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA lists the same vehicle number on each line: 219. It may be a figure per line or for the whole recall.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	10 October 2018 to 19 December 2018	219
Land Rover Range Rover	10 October 2018 to 19 December 2018	219
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	10 October 2018 to 19 December 2018	219
Land Rover Range Rover Velar	10 October 2018 to 19 December 2018	219

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/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/2019/112 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/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
R/2018/243 Autonomous emergency braking feature will not be available 25 September 2018, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Discovery
R/2018/160 Fuel gauge displays an inaccurate reading 25 June 2018, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2018/059 Air conditioning may fail to de-mist interior windows 19 March 2018, Land Rover Range Rover Velar

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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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