Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC: Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Oil/Lubrication
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 2, 2023 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 6,724. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
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.
The risk
An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
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.
16 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Land Rover Defender | 89 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Land Rover Discovery | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 Land Rover Range Rover | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 23 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Velar | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Defender | 76 | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 Land Rover Discovery | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 Land Rover Defender | 42 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 Land Rover Range Rover | 12 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 Land Rover Defender | 58 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 Land Rover Range Rover | 27 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 48 | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 Land Rover Range Rover Sport | 26 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 23V044000.
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