# NHTSA recall 26V163000

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: 26V163000
- Manufacturer's number: D098 D113
- Manufacturer: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported: 2026\-03\-18
- Owners notified: 2026\-05\-13
- Component: SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
- Units potentially affected: 582
- Part numbers: L8B2104B37AE, L8B2104B36AE

## What is wrong

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC \(Land Rover\) is recalling certain 2026 Land Rover Defender vehicles. The third\-row lower seat belt anchorage bracket may have an insufficient weld stud.


## What can happen

A seat belt assembly with an insufficient weld may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.


## The remedy

Dealers will replace the third\-row lower seat belt anchorage bracket or the weld\-stud on the bracket, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed May 19, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800\-637\-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D098 and D113.


## Remedy progress the manufacturer reported

- Report: Quarterly report 1, for 2026 quarter 2
- Filed with NHTSA: 2026\-07\-29
- Vehicles in the campaign: 582
- Reported remedied: 350 \(60%\)
- Reported unreachable: 0
- 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.

## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2026 LAND ROVER DEFENDER](/makes/land-rover/defender/2026/recalls.md). Built 2025\-11\-03 to 2026\-03\-24.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

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

- [TUCC\_MAR2026\_21](/bulletins/11030960.md), 2026-04-07, Other
- [D113 UPS1526\-1 \- 26MAR26](/bulletins/11030722.md), 2026-04-06, Service bulletin
- [D098 UPS0926\-1 \- 03MAR26](/bulletins/11030720.md), 2026-04-06, 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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