Vehicle recall R/2023/087

Land Rover Defender and others recall: On affected vehicles there is a risk where the water pump pully drive belt can become damaged

DVSA recall R/2023/087 names the Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover and Land Rover Range Rover Velar. It was launched 9 May 2023. It covers vehicles built 28 March 2017 to 25 January 2023.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2023/087
Launched: 9 May 2023
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: N785
Vehicles: 18,151 across the whole recall

What can go wrong

On affected vehicles there is a risk where the water pump pully drive belt can become damaged leading to detachment or destruction. Where water pump pully drive is lost this leads to a loss coolant flow in the engine.

The fix

Affected vehicles will have the engine coolant elbow replaced. In addition a turbocharger feed coolant pipe will be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. DVSA gives one vehicle number for the whole recall: 18,151.
Model	Built
Land Rover Defender	15 July 2020 to 18 January 2023
Land Rover Range Rover	6 April 2017 to 10 December 2021
Land Rover Range Rover Sport	28 March 2017 to 28 April 2022
Land Rover Range Rover Velar	9 December 2019 to 25 January 2023

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/2023/044 For certain 2023 Model Year 3.0L AJ20-P6 Land Rover Range Rover Range Rover Sport Range Rover Velar Discovery and Defender vehicles a small number of engines the cam carrier oil gallery hasn t been fully drilled. As a result the oil channel could be blocked leading to accumulation of oil against the pressure control valve rubber membrane and subsequently an external oil leak or increased oil carryover into the air intake system. 18 May 2023, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover Velar, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and others
R/2023/135 On affected vehicles there is an issue involving the seat latch in the area of the third row of seats for where injury in the event of an incident cannot be ruled out. 1 June 2023, Land Rover Defender
R/2023/097 On affected vehicles the second row 60% seat frame may have a latch installed with a defective weld. In vehicles that have a defective weld on the second row 60% seat frame latch the seat may not be correctly secured. 5 June 2023, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2023/073 On certain vehicles the left-hand headlamp aim has been set incorrectly. 23 March 2023, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2023/163 On affected 2022 - 2023 Model Year Land Rover Range Rover vehicles the external rear lamp mounted in the body could partially or permanently fail to operate resulting in one or more of the light sources not working. 13 July 2023, Land Rover Range Rover
R/2022/341 On Certain 2014 - 2016 Model Year Land Rover Range Rover vehicles the front suspension upper knuckle joint could develop a crack. In extreme cases where a crack in the front suspension knuckle has developed this may lead to detachment of the upper suspension arm. 16 August 2023, 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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