Land Rover Defender, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Velar. Published by the DVSA as R/2023/087 on 9 May 2023.
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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/2023/087 |
|---|---|
| Launched | 9 May 2023 |
| Make | Land Rover (listed as LAND ROVER) |
| Manufacturer reference | N785 |
| Vehicles listed | 72,604 |
Models
| Model | Vehicles | Built from | Built to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defender | 18,151 | 15 July 2020 | 18 January 2023 |
| Range Rover Sport | 18,151 | 28 March 2017 | 28 April 2022 |
| Range Rover | 18,151 | 6 April 2017 | 10 December 2021 |
| Range Rover Velar | 18,151 | 9 December 2019 | 25 January 2023 |
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/2023/026 · 3 May 2023 · CLASSIC DEFENDER WORKS 90 V8 70th edition · On certain Classic Defender Works V8 70th Edition (90 Derivative) vehicles the front anti-roll bar diameter is too small and is the wrong specification for the vehicle application.
- R/2023/044 · 18 May 2023 · Discovery, Range Rover Velar, Range Rover Sport · For certain 2023 Model Year 3.0L AJ20-P6 Land Rover Range Rover Range Rover Sport Range Rover Velar Discovery and Defender vehicles a small number of engines the cam carrier oil gallery hasn t been fully drilled. As a result the oil channel could be blocked leading to accumulation of oil against the pressure control valve rubber membrane and subsequently an external oil leak or increased oil carryover into the air intake system.
- R/2023/135 · 1 June 2023 · Defender 130 · On affected vehicles there is an issue involving the seat latch in the area of the third row of seats for where injury in the event of an incident cannot be ruled out.
- R/2023/097 · 5 June 2023 · Range Rover · On affected vehicles the second row 60% seat frame may have a latch installed with a defective weld. In vehicles that have a defective weld on the second row 60% seat frame latch the seat may not be correctly secured.
- R/2023/073 · 23 March 2023 · Range Rover Sport · On certain vehicles the left-hand headlamp aim has been set incorrectly.
- R/2023/163 · 13 July 2023 · Range Rover · On affected 2022 - 2023 Model Year Land Rover Range Rover vehicles the external rear lamp mounted in the body could partially or permanently fail to operate resulting in one or more of the light sources not working.
- R/2022/341 · 16 August 2023 · Range Rover, Range Rover · On Certain 2014 - 2016 Model Year Land Rover Range Rover vehicles the front suspension upper knuckle joint could develop a crack. In extreme cases where a crack in the front suspension knuckle has developed this may lead to detachment of the upper suspension arm.
- R/2023/244 · 24 August 2023 · Range Rover, Range Rover Sport · For certain vehicles the bolt connecting the busbar to the traction battery module connector has not achieved the required clamp force. Arcing at the joint and excessive heat generation cannot be ruled out with the consequence that this may lead to a vehicle fire.
The same concern: On affected vehicles there is a risk where the water pump pully drive belt can become damaged leading to detachment or destruction. Where water pump pully drive is lost this leads to a loss coolant flow in the engine.
2 notices in this register name On affected vehicles there is a risk where the water pump pully drive belt can become damaged leading to detachment or destruction. Where water pump pully drive is lost this leads to a loss coolant flow in the engine.. A defect that keeps returning under one heading is worth reading as a group rather than one notice at a time.
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