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title: "LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2023) - Recall 23V137000 — NHTSA record 254690 | Is It on Recall"
description: "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 seatba"
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updated: 2026-10-01
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# LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2023) - Recall 23V137000 — NHTSA record 254690

Published notice; closure not supplied

A campaign record does not say whether this individual vehicle has received the remedy. Check the VIN with NHTSA or the manufacturer.

Source date Mar 2, 2023. Retrieved Oct 1, 2026. Last updated Oct 1, 2026.

Archive changed Oct 1, 2026. USDA FSIS records are unavailable; [check FSIS directly](https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls). [Source coverage and dates](https://isitonrecall.com/sources/).

## What the record says

- **Product**: LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2023) - Recall 23V137000
- **Reason**: 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. A child seat with reduced strength may not properly restrain the occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 812
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 254690

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V137000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: LAND ROVER DEFENDER; model year 2023. Check the model identifiers and, for a vehicle, the VIN on the official recall site. |

Match all identifying details in the current notice. A brand name alone is not enough.

## Distribution

Not supplied

No US distribution state could be established from this record. Check the official notice.

## Dates in the source

- **Report received**: Mar 2, 2023
- **Manufacturer start**: Jul 11, 2022
- **Manufacturer end**: Oct 26, 2022
- **Owner notification**: Apr 24, 2023
- **Record created**: Mar 3, 2023

FDA company pages use the listing date; enforcement records use initiation dates; CPSC uses recall date; NHTSA uses report-received date. These dates are not interchangeable.

## What to do next

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.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=23V137000)

Use [NHTSA's VIN check](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls) to check an individual vehicle and its remedy status.

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