NHTSA lists 75 complaints for the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover, 4 of them mention a crash and 0 mention a fire. 0 complaints mention an injury, with 0 injuries and 0 deaths reported.
Data build 2026-10-08.
NHTSA lists this vehicle as LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER.
Recalls
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13 recalls. Showing the latest 10 of 13.
Date: 2026-08-13. Systems: STEERING.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover vehicles. The front suspension knuckles may have been replaced with incorrect parts during a prior recall remedy repair.
Consequence: An incorrect suspension knuckle may not perform as expected, possibly resulting in a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will replace the front suspension knuckles, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 30, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D148.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2025-08-08. Systems: STEERING.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The front suspension upper knuckle joint may crack, which can result in suspension arm detachment.
Consequence: Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front suspension knuckles and install a retaining bracket or replace the knuckle, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 11, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D019, N759, D041, and D027. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 24V840.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2024-11-07. Systems: STEERING.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2014-2016 Range Rover vehicles. The front suspension upper knuckle joint may crack, which can result in suspension arm detachment. (excerpt)
Consequence: Suspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Dealers will inspect the front suspension knuckles and install a retaining bracket or replace the knuckle, as necessary, free of charge. Interim owner notification letters, informing owners of the safety risks were mailed December 18, 2024. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are N759 and D025. This recall has been superseded by N (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2022-04-05. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies" and 208, "Occupant Crash Protection." (excerpt)
Consequence: During hard braking before a crash, the seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended, increasing the risk of injury. (excerpt)
Remedy: Dealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N678. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 19V-350. Vehicles previously inspected under recall 19V-350 that did not receive a replacement seat be (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2020-07-02. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Range Rover and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under Recall 19V-392, however the repair may not have been completed properly. Due to a problem with the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch), the doors may appear to be closed but may be unlatched.
Consequence: Unlatched doors may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for any issues with the KV system, disabling the KV mechanisms if necessary, and update the KV Latch software, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Land Rover's number for this recall is N476.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2020-06-04. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under Recall 19V-390, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A spring in the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch) may get stuck, causing the left hand door to remain unlatched when the door (excerpt)
Consequence: An unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and inspect the KV latches, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. This recall is expected to begin July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N459. (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2019-05-24. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ranger Rover and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles. Due to a problem with the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch), the doors may appear to be closed but may be unlatched. (excerpt)
Consequence: The unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash. (excerpt)
Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for any issues with the KV system, disabling the KV mechanisms if necessary, and update the KV Latch software, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N335. Note: Vehicles in this recall were previously recalled under recall nu (excerpt)
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2019-05-23. Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. A spring in the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch) may get stuck, causing the left hand door to remain unlatched when the door is closed.
Consequence: The unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.
Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and inspect the KV latches, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 6, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N336.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2019-05-09. Systems: SEAT BELTS.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Consequence: If the driver brakes prior to a crash, the ELR will not lock at the correct g-force level, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assembly, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 10, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N333.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Date: 2017-03-09. Systems: AIR BAGS.
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.
Consequence: If the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.
Remedy: Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall began May 1, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N026.
Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.
Investigations
5 investigations; 2 open.
EA26003
Opened: 2026-04-24. Closed: Not listed.
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is upgrading its Preliminary Evaluation (PE25006) of front steering knuckle fractures on model year (MY) 2014 through 2017 Range Rover Sport vehicles to an Engineering Analysis.A ODI opened PE25006 on June 27, 2025, after receiving 12 Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ) reports of the front aluminum steering knuckles fracturing in these vehicles. The repo
Systems: STEERING.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
PE25006
Opened: 2025-06-27. Closed: 2026-04-24.
Front Steering Knuckle Fractures
The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) is upgrading its Preliminary Evaluation (PE25006) of front steering knuckle fractures on model year (MY) 2014 through 2017 Range Rover Sport vehicles to an Engineering Analysis.A ODI opened PE25006 on June 27, 2025, after receiving 12 Vehicle Owner's Questionnaire (VOQ) reports of the front aluminum steering knuckles fracturing in these vehicles. The repo
Systems: STEERING.
Linked campaign numbers: 25V514.
EA21002
Opened: 2021-09-17. Closed: Not listed.
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupt
Systems: AIR BAGS.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
EA18004
Opened: 2018-07-02. Closed: 2019-10-17.
Door latch failure
On May 24, 2019, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (JLR) submitted two Part 573 letters to NHTSA describing door latch defects that could result in doors opening while driving in certain model year (MY) 2013-2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles equipped with JLR?s Unilatch Keyless Vehicle (KV) entry system.Recall 19V-392 (JLR Recall N335) describes a KV lever binding defect in approx
Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Linked campaign numbers: 19V390000, 19V392000.
RQ17005
Opened: 2017-08-04. Closed: 2018-07-03.
Door Latch Open While Driving
On June 11, 2015, Jaguar-Land Rover (JLR) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a defect condition in the electronically controlled door latch systems of approximately 65,372 model year (MY) 2013-2016 Range Rover and MY 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport that may result in incidents of door opening while driving (NHTSA Recall No. 15V-385, JLR Recall P068).On August 4, 2017, the
Systems: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES.
Linked campaign numbers: None listed.
Manufacturer communications
773 manufacturer communications.
Communications by system| System | Count |
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| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 258 |
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| EQUIPMENT | 185 |
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| POWER TRAIN | 74 |
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| ENGINE | 70 |
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| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | 66 |
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| STRUCTURE | 56 |
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| STEERING | 51 |
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| EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | 44 |
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11030751
Date: 2026-03-10. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and unable to start their vehicle
11018306
Date: 2025-05-09. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
TELEMATIC TCU2 MODULES NO LONGER AVAILABLE
11019079
Date: 2025-05-05. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Grid lines are no longer showing in reverse camera image after software update to IPMB camera module.
11017767
Date: 2025-04-28. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.
Engine Will Crank, No Start When At Operating Temperature
11017768
Date: 2025-04-28. Type: Other. Systems: ENGINE.
Engine Will Crank, No Start When At Operating Temperature
11017763
Date: 2025-04-25. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.
Telematic TCU2 Module 2015-2017MY No Longer Available
11017740
Date: 2025-04-11. Type: Other. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.
Leaking windshield that caused the water ingress on the electrical component.
11016646
Date: 2025-03-14. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
There have been several FRED submissions for a customer allegation of a rear brake warning being illuminated on the instrument cluster.
11016647
Date: 2025-03-14. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
There have been several FRED submissions for a customer allegation of a brake noise concern.
11016648
Date: 2025-03-14. Type: Other. Systems: SERVICE BRAKES.
There have been several FRED submissions for a customer allegation of brake judder/vibration.