{"source":"nhtsa","country":"us","campaign":"21V435000","date":"2021-06-08","owner_notified":"2021-09-27","manufacturer":"Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC","component":"EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS","summary":"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.","consequence":"Turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights that fail to illuminate can reduce visibility to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash.","remedy":"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.","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.","mfr_campaign":"N598","part_number":"L8B2-13405-DC/DD/DE, L8B2-13404-DC/DD/DE","units":2622,"completion":{"kind":"annual","report_number":3,"period_from":"2025-3","period_to":"2026-2","submitted":"2026-07-30","involved":2622,"remedied":2557,"unreachable":65,"removed":0,"remedied_percent":97,"as_of":"2026-10-19"},"do_not_drive":false,"park_outside":false,"notification":null,"french":null,"vehicles":[{"year":2020,"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"DEFENDER","vehicle_id":"2020_land-rover_defender","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2021,"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"DEFENDER","vehicle_id":"2021_land-rover_defender","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null},{"year":2022,"make":"LAND ROVER","model":"DEFENDER","vehicle_id":"2022_land-rover_defender","match":"exact","built_from":null,"built_to":null}],"may_apply":true,"as_of":"2026-10-19","lookup":{"nhtsa":"https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls","tc":"https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng","maker":null},"attribution":[],"url":"https://open.wenmarpro.com/recalls/nhtsa/21V435000"}