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title: "LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2023) - Recall 26V389000 — NHTSA record 324418 | Is It on Recall"
description: "Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. T"
url: https://isitonrecall.com/recall/nhtsa-324418-land-rover-defender-2023-recall-26v389000/
updated: 2026-10-01
site: "Is It on Recall"
language: en
---

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# LAND ROVER DEFENDER (2023) - Recall 26V389000 — NHTSA record 324418

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 Jun 12, 2026. 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 26V389000
- **Reason**: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended. An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
- **Classification**: Not supplied
- **Recalling firm**: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- **Quantity**: 250857
- **Agency-reported status**: Published safety recall
- **Source record identifier**: 324418

[Open the official record](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V389000)

## 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**: Jun 12, 2026
- **Owner notification**: Jul 31, 2026
- **Record created**: Jun 15, 2026

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 apply a protective lubricant gel to the driver’s air bag connector terminals, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 3, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D120.

[Read the current instructions](https://api.nhtsa.gov/recalls/campaignNumber?campaignNumber=26V389000)

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

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