# NHTSA recall 21V499000

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: 21V499000
- Manufacturer's number: N609
- Manufacturer: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported: 2021\-07\-01
- Owners notified: 2021\-10\-28
- Component: SEATS
- Units potentially affected: 603
- Part numbers: M8B2\-600C98/99\-AA

## What is wrong

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC \(Land Rover\) is recalling certain 2021 Defender 90 vehicles equipped with manually\-adjustable front seats.  The front seat track end\-stop bracket may become deformed, which could prevent the seat from locking into place.


## What can happen

A seat that is not properly locked into place can move unintentionally during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the front seat tracks, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed on October 28, 2021.  Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1\-800\-637\-6837.  Land Rover's number for this recall is N609.


## 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.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 2, for 2024 quarter 4 to 2025 quarter 3
- Filed with NHTSA: 2025\-10\-30
- Vehicles in the campaign: 603
- Reported remedied: 540 \(89%\)
- Reported unreachable: 32
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2025 quarter 3, 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2021 LAND ROVER DEFENDER](/makes/land-rover/defender/2021/recalls.md)

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [SFCC\_APR2022\_40](/bulletins/10211132.md), 2022-05-06, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_APR2022\_38](/bulletins/10211130.md), 2022-05-06, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_APR2022\_37](/bulletins/10211129.md), 2022-05-06, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_MAR2022\_45](/bulletins/10210010.md), 2022-04-06, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_MAR2022\_43](/bulletins/10210007.md), 2022-04-06, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_MAR2022\_41](/bulletins/10210005.md), 2022-04-06, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_JAN2022\_46](/bulletins/10207619.md), 2022-02-04, Service bulletin
- [SFCC\_DEC2021\_44](/bulletins/10206268.md), 2022-01-08, Service bulletin
- [SSM75620](/bulletins/10204154.md), 2021-12-07, Service bulletin
- [SSM75619](/bulletins/10204153.md), 2021-12-07, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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