Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 28 Range Rovers in the United States after some of the SUVs came out of an earlier suspension repair with the wrong part installed. The recall covers 2016 and 2017 model-year Range Rovers that previously had a front suspension knuckle replaced under a much larger 2025 campaign, and federal regulators say the replacement knuckles fitted to some of those trucks were not the correct part.

Key Points

• The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened recall campaign 26V527 on August 13, 2026, covering 14 model-year 2016 and 14 model-year 2017 Range Rovers, 28 vehicles total.
• The cause, per the federal filing: incorrect front suspension knuckles were installed on these trucks during the repair for an earlier recall.
• An incorrect knuckle may not perform as designed, which can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control and increase the risk of a crash, NHTSA’s report states.
• The defect traces back to recall 25V514, filed in August 2025, which covered 121,509 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models from 2014 through 2017 for cracking front suspension knuckles.

What’s Affected

• Only 2016 and 2017 model-year Range Rovers that already had a front suspension knuckle replaced under that prior recall are included.
• The part in question sits at the front corner of the suspension, logged by NHTSA under the component code “steering: linkages: knuckle: spindle: arm.”
• Land Rover has assigned the fix internal reference number D148.
• A regional recap of the filing from the Franklin County Free Press confirms the same model years and defect description drawn from the NHTSA database.

What Owners Should Do

• Dealers will replace the front suspension knuckle again, free of charge, according to NHTSA’s recall record.
• Jaguar Land Rover plans to mail interim notification letters to owners by October 9, 2026, with a follow-up letter once remedy parts are confirmed available at dealers.
• Owners can check whether their specific vehicle is included by entering their VIN at NHTSA’s recall lookup tool.
• Questions can go to Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837, citing recall reference D148.

Why It Happened Twice

This is the third NHTSA campaign tied to the same underlying problem. Land Rover first recalled Range Rover Sport models in November 2024 under campaign 24V840 for front suspension knuckles that could crack near the upper control arm ball joint. That effort grew into the August 2025 recall, 25V514, which pulled in 121,509 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles from the 2014 through 2017 model years for the same cracking risk.

The newest recall shows that fixing a defect can introduce a new one. A small batch of Range Rovers that went through the 2025 repair reportedly received knuckles that were not the specified part, leaving those trucks with the same handling and control risk the original recall was meant to eliminate. NHTSA has not indicated whether the misinstalled parts have caused any reported crashes or injuries.

Owners of 2016 and 2017 Range Rovers who had suspension work done under the earlier campaign should treat the new notice as a required follow-up rather than a duplicate mailing, since the knuckle on their vehicle may need to come off a second time.