# NHTSA recall 23V137000

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: 23V137000
- Manufacturer's number: N768
- Manufacturer: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported: 2023\-03\-02
- Owners notified: 2023\-04\-24
- Component: CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE TETHER ANCHOR; SEATS:MID/REAR ASSEMBLY
- Units potentially affected: 812
- Part numbers: N8B2\-613A10\-AF

## What is wrong

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC \(Land Rover\) is recalling certain 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 vehicles equipped with third\-row seats.  The third\-row seatback latch may not latch properly, reducing the strength of a child seat installed to the top tether.


## What can happen

A child seat with reduced strength may not properly restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will inspect and replace the third\-row seat frame and components, as necessary, free of charge.  Owner notification letters were mailed April 24, 2023.  Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1\-800\-637\-6837.  Land Rover's number for this recall is N768.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Annual report 1, for 2025 quarter 2 to 2026 quarter 1
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-04\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 812
- Reported remedied: 778 \(95%\)
- Reported unreachable: 32
- Reported removed: 0

These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2026 quarter 1, 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

- [2023 LAND ROVER DEFENDER](/makes/land-rover/defender/2023/recalls.md). Built 2022\-07\-11 to 2022\-10\-26.

## 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

## 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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