2022 Land Rover Defender Review

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If a recall shows up, just call your local car dealer. They'll know about the recall and will work with the car maker to fix it for free (if the recall happened within 10 years of the car being first sold).

Equipment

Recall Number: 

24E102000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

N964

Number of vehicles affected: 

485

Defect Description: 

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with Raised Air Intake (RAI) aftermarket accessory equipment, with part number VPLEP0543. The raised air intake may not be secured properly, which can allow the intake to detach from the vehicle.

Defect Consequence: 

A detached raised air intake can fall off the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.

Corrective Action: 

Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, remove and reinstall the RAI accessory, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 20, 2025. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N964.

Engine and engine cooling:engine:oil/lubrication

Recall Number: 

23V044000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

N763

Number of vehicles affected: 

6724

Defect Description: 

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover, Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery, and 2023 Range Rover Velar vehicles. The engine cam carrier oil channel may be blocked, which can lead to an oil leak.

Defect Consequence: 

An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.

Corrective Action: 

Dealers will inspect and replace the engine cam carrier and related components as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 29, 2023. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N763.

Seat belts:pretensioner

Recall Number: 

22V523000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

N720

Manufactured from: 

2021-12-22 to 2022-03-29

Number of vehicles affected: 

4927

Defect Description: 

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-23 Land Rover Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport and 2022 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners may be damaged, which can cause the seat belts to not properly restrain occupants.

Defect Consequence: 

Improperly restrained occupants have an increased risk of injury during a crash.

Corrective Action: 

Dealers will inspect and replace the front seat belt assemblies, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 16, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N720.

Exterior lighting:tail lights

Recall Number: 

21V435000

Manufacturer Recall Number: 

N598

Number of vehicles affected: 

2622

Defect Description: 

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Defender X vehicles equipped with smoked rear light assemblies. A voltage spike, triggered by a bright light shining on the rear of the vehicle, can cause the turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights to fail.

Defect Consequence: 

Turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights that fail to illuminate can reduce visibility to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash.

Corrective Action: 

Dealers will replace the rear light assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 27, 2021. Owners can contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N598.