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Land Rover Range Rover Velar recall history and complaint patterns
Comprehensive recall and complaint data for the Land Rover Range Rover Velar,
sourced from official National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) records.
Stats focus on model years from 1960 onwards.
Earlier years appear in the detailed table below where data exists.
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Key Takeaways
A quick scan of where recalls and complaints concentrate for the Land Rover Range Rover Velar,
based on aggregated NHTSA counts and campaign metadata.
Coverage spans model years 2018–2026 with 13 recall campaigns and 129 complaints in NHTSA data.
Years with the most recall activity: 2018 (3), 2024 (2), and 2022 (2).
Years with the most complaint volume: 2018 (51), 2019 (35), and 2020 (15).
Top recall themes: Engine and cooling, Seats and restraints, and Visibility and lighting.
Most reported complaint areas (across all years): Engine, Electrical system, Power train.
Complaints are not proof of a defect, but repeated themes can be useful signals when researching a used vehicle.
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Recall Themes
Instead of listing long campaign narratives, this groups recall campaigns into a few recurring areas.
Each theme links back to official notices as evidence.
Engine and cooling
3 campaigns · Years: 2019, 2023–2024
These campaigns relate to engine or cooling components where failures can lead to stalling or overheating risk.
Official notices (evidence):
24V450000
· Engine and engine cooling: Filter/screen
23V044000
· Engine and engine cooling: Oil/lubrication
Across all model years, the most frequently reported areas for the
Land Rover Range Rover Velar in NHTSA complaint data are
Engine, Electrical system, Power train.
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Year-by-Year Overview
Each row shows how often this model appears in NHTSA recalls and consumer
complaints for a given model year. These are counts of campaigns and
complaints, not risk predictions.
Model Year
Recalls
Complaints
Details
2026
0
2
Complaints recorded; no recall campaigns issued.
Top complaint areas: Fuel/propulsion system.
2024
2
4
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Engine, Forward collision avoidance: warnings, Other/I am not sure.
2023
1
2
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Engine.
2022
2
13
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Power train, Electrical system, Electrical system:software.
2021
1
7
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Steering, Electrical system, Service brakes.
2020
2
15
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Engine, Fuel/propulsion system, Electrical system.
2019
2
35
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Engine, Electrical system, Power train.
2018
3
51
Both recalls and complaints recorded.
Top complaint areas: Electrical system, Engine, Visibility/wiper.
What to Do Next
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If symptoms match common complaint themes, consider a mechanic inspection before purchase or long trips.
A compact evidence view of recall campaigns that include this model.
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Most common areas involved:
Seat belts
, Exterior lighting
and Engine and engine cooling
Show recall evidence by year
2024
Engine and engine cooling: Filter/screen:
Safety recall involving the engine and engine cooling area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023-2024 Defender, 2024 Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The oil filter housing can crack and leak oil into the engine compartment.
Forward collision avoidance: Camera:
Safety recall involving the forward collision avoidance area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2024 Defender, Discovery Sport, Range Rover, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) may overheat and cause the 3D surround camera images, including the rearv
2023
Engine and engine cooling: Oil/lubrication:
Safety recall involving the engine and engine cooling area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2023 Range Rover, Defender, 2022-2023 Discovery, and 2023 Range Rover Velar vehicles. The engine cam carrier oil channel may be blocked, which can lead to an oil leak.
2022
Seat belts: Pretensioner:
Safety recall involving the seat belts area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022-23 Land Rover Defender, Discovery, Discovery Sport and 2022 Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The driver and front passenger seat belt pretensioners may be damaged, which can cause the seat belts to not pr
Electrical system: Adas:
Safety recall involving the electrical system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2022 Land Rover Range Rover Velar vehicles. The vehicles were manufactured without an Audio Amplifier Module (AAM), and therefore will not provide audio safety features, such as seat belt reminders, turn signal sounds, and Adv
2021
Seat belts: Retractor:
Safety recall involving the seat belts area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, and Defender vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child r
2020
Exterior lighting: Software:
Safety recall involving the exterior lighting area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The Auto High Beam (AHB) system does not indicate through the instrument cluster when the high beams are illuminated automatically. As such,
Seat belts: Retractor:
Safety recall involving the seat belts area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2021 Range Rover, 2022 Range Rover Sport, 2020-2021 Range Rover Velar, Discovery Sport, 2020-2022 Discovery, and Defender vehicles. The seat belt automatic locking retractors may deactivate early, which can prevent the child r
2019
Engine:
Safety recall involving the engine area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2019 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Range Rover Velar and Discovery vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with V6 or V8 engines whose crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture possibly resulting in engine failure.
Exterior lighting: Software:
Safety recall involving the exterior lighting area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The Auto High Beam (AHB) system does not indicate through the instrument cluster when the high beams are illuminated automatically. As such,
2018
Fuel system, gasoline: Fuel rail:
Safety recall involving the fuel system area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, and Land Rover Discover Sport vehicles equipped with a 2.0L gasoline engine. The fuel rail end caps may leak, possibly resulting in fuel vapor or liquid fuel leaking into
Visibility: Defroster/defogger/hvac system:
Safety recall involving the visibility area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018 Range Rover Velar vehicles. The air inlet door linkages for the ventilation system may detach, preventing the system from clearing fog or condensation from the windshield and windows.
Exterior lighting: Software:
Safety recall involving the exterior lighting area. See the official notice for the exact defect, risk, and remedy details.
Summary: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2018-2020 Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery, and Range Rover Velar vehicles. The Auto High Beam (AHB) system does not indicate through the instrument cluster when the high beams are illuminated automatically. As such,
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