NHTSA recall 21V424000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
|---|---|
| Campaign number | 21V424000 |
| Manufacturer's number | N599 |
| Manufacturer | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2021-06-03 |
| Owners notified | 2021-07-28 |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) |
| Units potentially affected | 163 |
| Part numbers | M8B2 10K975 JUG, M8B2 10K975 JRG, M8B2 10K975 JPG, M8B2 10K975 JLG, M8B2 10K975 JGG, L8B2 10K975 JUX, L8B2 10K975 JRX, L8B2 10K975 JPX, L8B2 10K975 JGX |
| Report | Annual report 3, for 2025 quarter 3 to 2026 quarter 2 |
|---|---|
| Filed with NHTSA | 2026-07-30 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 163 |
| Reported remedied | 158 (96%) |
| Reported unreachable | 5 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 2, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with 6-cylinder engines. The Powertrain Control Module (PCM) may unexpectedly switch off while the vehicle is in motion, resulting in an engine stall with no warning.
What can happen
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
The remedy
The Connected Diagnostic Services (CDS) and the Over-the-air (OTA) diagnostics functionality will be disabled, either by a dealer or through an OTA update, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 28, 2021. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N599.
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.
| 2020 LAND ROVER DEFENDER | |
|---|---|
| 2021 LAND ROVER DEFENDER |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| N881 | 2024-04-05. Service bulletin. On certain 2017 model year to 2020 model year Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may illuminate if the vehicle is refueled within 15 seconds of turning the engine off. Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) P0496-00 may be stored in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) . |
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| N747v3 | 2024-04-05. Service bulletin. CLOSED ISSUE - On certain 2017 to 2020 model year Land Rover vehicles the Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) may illuminate if the vehicle is refueled within 15 seconds of turning the engine off. Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) P0496-00 may be stored in the Powertrain Control Module (PCM). |
| SFCC_MAR2024_61 | 2024-04-05. Service bulletin. Lack of power, MIL light on, rough idle |
| SFCC_MAR2024_58 | 2024-04-05. Service bulletin. Radio presets clear after ignition cycle. Sirius XM favorites do not store. |
| SSM75814 | 2023-10-06. Service bulletin. Weather and Park & Pay Apps disappear after PIVI update |
| SSM76022 | 2023-07-11. Service bulletin. JLR is investigating reports of vehicles being released to customers without the TCU Telematic Control Unit SOS Emergency Call being activated. |
| N796 | 2023-07-11. Service bulletin. Vehicles are failing to complete Software Over The Air SOTA updates, specifically Vehicle Domain Controller VDC PIVI and Gateway Module A GWM. |
| N795 | 2023-07-11. Service bulletin. Vehicles are failing to complete Software Over The Air SOTA updates, specifically Vehicle Domain Controller VDC and PIVI. |
| SFCC_JUN2023_41 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. ADD 1 LITRE / QUART OF ENGINE OIL MESSAGE ON INSTRUENT CLUSTER |
| SFCC_JUN2023_18 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. SOFTWARE UPDATES |
A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.