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title: "LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2021) - Recall 24E102000 — NHTSA record 257525 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with Raised Air Intake (RAI) aftermarket"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-257525-land-rover-defender-2021-recall-24e102000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2021) - Recall 24E102000 — NHTSA record 257525

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 Dec 6, 2024. 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 (2021) - Recall 24E102000
- **Reason**: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with Raised Air Intake (RAI) aftermarket accessory equipment, with part number VPLEP0543. The raised air intake may not be secured properly, which can allow the intake to detach from the vehicle. A detached raised air intake can fall off the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 485
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 257525

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24E102000)

## Lot and product identifiers

| Label field | Details supplied by the agency |
| --- | --- |
| Lot, code or applicability | Product applicability: LAND ROVER DEFENDER; model year 2021. 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**: Dec 6, 2024
- **Owner notification**: Feb 20, 2025
- **Record created**: Dec 6, 2024

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 if necessary, remove and reinstall the RAI accessory, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 20, 2025. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N964.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=24E102000)

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

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