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Vehicle recall R/2025/553

Land Rover Discovery Sport and others recall: E-PACE F-PACE Defender Discovery Sport Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Velar PHEV Traction Battery Fire Risk

DVSA recall R/2025/553 names the Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Defender and Land Rover Range Rover Velar. It was launched 12 June 2026. It covers vehicles built 7 July 2020 to 8 April 2025.

Recall data updated

Recall
R/2025/553
Launched
12 June 2026
Issued by
LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference
D080 D122
Vehicles
861 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Vehicles have experienced thermal overload which may manifest in smoke or fire that may occur underneath the rear of the vehicle where the high voltage traction battery is located. The root cause is not yet known and investigations are continuing. A vehicle thermal overload condition such as fire or smoke can result in increased risk of occupant injury and/or injury to persons outside the vehicle as well as property damage.

The fix

Vehicles will be inspected by the retailer and as required at-risk battery packs will be replaced.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
ModelBuiltVehicles
Land Rover Defender1 October 2020 to 9 January 202558
Land Rover Discovery Sport7 July 2020 to 8 April 2025303
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque18 August 2020 to 24 February 2025458
Land Rover Range Rover Velar21 January 2021 to 13 March 202542
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/2026/177 Defender and Discovery 2026 Model Year Fuel Tank Wall Thickness 12 June 2026, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery
  • R/2026/245 Driver’s Airbag Potential Non-Deployment 19 June 2026, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover
  • R/2026/241 AJ20-D6 Idler Pulley Clash 26 June 2026, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover and others
  • R/2026/198 Range Rover Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar Audio Amplifier Water Damage 27 May 2026, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Velar
  • R/2026/115 Defender Third Row Lower Seat Belt Anchorage Bracket 31 March 2026, Land Rover Defender
  • R/2025/252 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Inappropriate Passenger Airbag Deployment 12 January 2026, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

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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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