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Vehicle recall R/2024/147

Land Rover Range Rover and others recall: Security Enhancement (R/2024/147)

DVSA recall R/2024/147 names the Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender. It was launched 14 March 2024. It covers vehicles built 2 April 2019 to 27 February 2024.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2024/147
Launched
14 March 2024
Issued by
LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference
N888
Vehicles
79,480 across the lines below

What can go wrong

For affected vehicles the manufacturer has developed a software enhancement to further increase vehicle security.

The fix

The software enhancement will deploy this update and reduce the theft risk.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Land Rover Defender2 April 2019 to 27 February 202447,815
Land Rover Range Rover25 September 2020 to 26 February 202414,517
Land Rover Range Rover Sport11 August 2021 to 26 February 202417,148
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/2024/145 Security Enhancement 15 March 2024, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Velar, Land Rover Defender and others
  • R/2023/359 Range Rover Sport Tail lamp Failure 22 March 2024, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
  • R/2024/100 AJ20-D6 Fuel Injector Clamp Cracked 27 March 2024, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Defender
  • R/2024/167 PHEV Traction Battery Busbar Weld Penetration 25 April 2024, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover
  • R/2024/201 Land Rover Defender Incorrect Brake Pipe Routing 17 May 2024, Land Rover Defender
  • R/2023/360 On affected vehicles there is concern that the structural adhesive applied to the bodyshell has been mis-applied. 8 January 2024, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport

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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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