Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, model year 2020. Filed by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC and reported to NHTSA on 11 March 2021. 250 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The cushion cover on the left-side lower knee air bag may come loose, which could result in the cushion unfolding from the air bag module housing.
Is your vehicle included? Check with your VIN at NHTSA, or ask a dealer. This page is an independent copy of the notice, kept so you can see what changed after it was published. It is not the authority, and the authority’s own text is the one to act on.
Land Rover's own number for this recall: N566. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 21V168 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 21V168 cover?
- Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, model year 2020.
- What is wrong with them?
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020 Range Rover Evoque vehicles. The cushion cover on the left-side lower knee air bag may come loose, which could result in the cushion unfolding from the air bag module housing.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- In the event of a crash, an unfolded knee air bag may not offer the driver full protection, increasing the risk for injury.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left-side lower knee air bag module, free of charge. The recall began May 3, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N566.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Land Rover calls this recall N566, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “In the event of a crash, an unfolded knee air bag may not offer the driver full protection, increasing the risk for injury.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 21V168 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| System at fault | Air Bags:Knee Bolster |
| Reported to NHTSA | 11 March 2021 |
| Model years | 2020-2020 |
| Vehicles named | LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE |
What the notice says today
The consequence
In the event of a crash, an unfolded knee air bag may not offer the driver full protection, increasing the risk for injury.
The remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left-side lower knee air bag module, free of charge. The recall began May 3, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N566.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 846 notices in the record whose component field names air bags. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 46 days.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
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The fingerprint of this notice
We take a SHA-256 of each of the three blocks of text the authority publishes and keep the first eight characters. As we last read campaign 21V168 on 23 August 2026, they were:
- Defect summary
8d8bf3e6 - Consequence
a905c98b - Remedy
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We first read this notice on 21 August 2026. It has not moved since. If it ever does, these characters will not match, and the change will be dated here.
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