Land Rover recall: Exterior lighting
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Defender X vehicles equipped with smoked rear light assemblies. A voltage spike, triggered by a bright light shining on the rear of the vehicle, can cause the turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights to fail.
What could happen
Turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights that fail to illuminate can reduce visibility to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash.
The fix
Dealers will replace the rear light assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 27, 2021. Owners can contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N598.
Vehicles covered
- Land Rover Defender 2020–2022
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 21V435000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jun 8, 2021
- Owners notified
- Sep 27, 2021
- Vehicles or items affected
- 2,622
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- –
- Part
- Exterior lighting › Turn signal; Exterior lighting › Brake lights; Exterior lighting › Tail lights
- Maker's own recall number
- N598
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Land Rover recall: Seat belts Sep 24, 2026
- Jaguar / Land Rover recall: Electrical system Sep 17, 2026
- Land Rover recall: Air bags Jun 12, 2026
- Land Rover recall: Fuel system, gasoline Apr 23, 2026
- Jaguar / Land Rover recall: Electrical system Apr 17, 2026
- Land Rover recall: Seat belts Mar 18, 2026
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.