Land Rover Defender. Published by the DVSA as R/2017/196 on 31 July 2017. Concern: Sudden loss of brake fluid.
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A recall published by DVSA, the British vehicle safety authority, with every version of its wording that this site has read. Unchanged since first read.
| DVSA reference | R/2017/196 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 31 July 2017 |
| Make | Land Rover (listed as LAND ROVER) |
| Manufacturer reference | N064 |
| Vehicles listed | 1,178 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defender | 1,178 | 24 October 2014 | 5 January 2015 |
Concern
Defect, as DVSA words it
Remedy, as DVSA words it
What changed since we first read it
Nothing yet. The wording has been the same on every read since 4 September 2026. The file is read again every day; if DVSA rewrites the defect, remedy or concern, the old and new text will appear here with both dates.
The same recall in other registers
No match found in the American, Canadian or European registers by manufacturer reference, because the reference DVSA lists is too short to match safely. A recall can exist abroad under a different reference; this site only claims a match when the reference agrees.
Check this recall on the DVSA service
Read from DVSA's bulk recalls file (RecallsFile.csv, 7 MB) on 17 September 2026; this recall first read on 4 September 2026, read 15 times since. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA, Check vehicle recalls. CarsMultiverse is an independent site, not an authority: the official notice is the one on the DVSA service.
Land Rover DEFENDER in the other registers
This site holds seven national and European registers. Land Rover DEFENDER is named on 14 American notices, 16 Canadian, 22 European, 4 Japanese and 7 Israeli. Those are separate campaigns, filed with separate authorities on their own schedules.
The American register
The Canadian register
The European register
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1280/14: Land Rover Defender 110 SDT, Defender 110 HD, Defender 130 SDT And (New) Defender 90 SDT & Defender 90 HD, notified by United Kingdom
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/1279/14: Land Rover Defender, notified by United Kingdom
- EU Safety Gate alert A12/0208/16: Land Rover Defender, notified by Germany
The Japanese register
The Israeli register
Nothing here says any of these is this notice in another country. A model recalled in one country is often recalled in another, in different words and at a different time, and the authorities do not cross-reference each other. Reading them together is the reason this site holds more than one register.
Land Rover elsewhere in this register
Land Rover is named on 159 notices in the copy of the DVSA’s register held here, of which these are the nearest to this one in time.
- R/2017/153 · 23 May 2017 · Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque · Locking Ring May Be Incorrectly Assembled
- R/2017/145 · 22 May 2017 · Range Rover Sport, Discovery · Fuel Hose May Leak
- R/2017/138 · 2 May 2017 · Range Rover Sport, Range Rover · Passengr Seat Belt Locking Retractor May Not Function Correctly
- R/2017/103 · 1 May 2017 · Range Rover, Range Rover Sport · Front Passenger Airbag May Not Deploy
- R/2017/288 · 24 November 2017 · Range Rover Sport, Range Rover · Instrument Cluster May Intermittently Go Blank
- R/2016/289 · 31 January 2017 · Range Rover Evoque, Discovery · Electrical Short Circuit
- R/2016/307 · 31 December 2016 · Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover · Front Passenger Airbag May Not Deploy
- R/2016/303 · 31 December 2016 · Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport · Seat Belt Pretensioner May Not Deploy
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