Vehicle recall R/2026/245

Land Rover Defender and others recall: Driver’s Airbag Potential Non-Deployment

DVSA recall R/2026/245 names the Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery and Land Rover Range Rover. It was launched 19 June 2026. It covers vehicles built 2 April 2019 to 5 June 2026.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2026/245
Launched: 19 June 2026
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: D121
Vehicles: 151,632 across the lines below

What can go wrong

A concern has been identified where the connector to the driver’s airbag at the clockspring may experience fretting corrosion over time. This can lead to an increased resistance in the driver’s airbag circuit potentially resulting in the airbag failing to deploy when requested to do so. An airbag which fails to deploy as-intended will increase the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

The fix

Vehicles will have a protective lubricant gel applied to the driver’s airbag connector terminals.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Defender	2 April 2019 to 4 June 2026	93,330
Land Rover Discovery	1 July 2020 to 5 June 2026	27,858
Land Rover Range Rover	25 September 2020 to 4 June 2026	30,444

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/2026/241 AJ20-D6 Idler Pulley Clash 26 June 2026, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery, Land Rover Range Rover and others
R/2026/177 Defender and Discovery 2026 Model Year Fuel Tank Wall Thickness 12 June 2026, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Discovery
R/2025/553 E-PACE F-PACE Defender Discovery Sport Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Velar PHEV Traction Battery Fire Risk 12 June 2026, Land Rover Discovery Sport, Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Defender 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/2026/079 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport Panoramic Roof Side Finisher Loose 21 May 2026, Land Rover Range Rover, Land Rover Range Rover Sport
R/2026/078 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport Plug-in Hybrid Battery Capacity 28 April 2026, 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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