Vehicle recall R/2021/229

Land Rover Discovery recall: Due to insufficient contact of the battery earth stud to the chassis the vehicle may exhibit various electrical faults

DVSA recall R/2021/229 names the Land Rover Discovery. It was launched 24 June 2021. It covers vehicles built 5 November 2019 to 11 March 2021.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2021/229
Launched: 24 June 2021
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: N607
Vehicles: 3,323 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Due to insufficient contact of the battery earth stud to the chassis the vehicle may exhibit various electrical faults.

The fix

Replace the earth stud with a bespoke aftermarket specification part.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Discovery	5 November 2019 to 11 March 2021	3,323

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Other recalls for these models

R/2021/137 The fixings connecting the exhaust downpipe to the catalytic converter may not have been tightened to the specified torque value 19 April 2021, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery
R/2021/333 Front passenger seats missing occupancy detection sensor system 21 October 2021, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery
R/2020/378 The fixing for the left hand side (lhs) 3rd row seat belt upper anchorage may not be installed to the required specification. 14 January 2021, Land Rover Discovery
R/2020/324 Insufficient contact of the battery earth stud to the chassis 6 January 2021, Land Rover Discovery
R/2021/436 The fuel feed hose assembly may have been incorrectly routed 18 March 2022, Land Rover Discovery
R/2022/222 Damaged front seat belt pre tensioner tube may have been installed on the seat belt retractor 19 August 2022, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Sport 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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