26V389000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
2020 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
6 safety recall campaigns, 65 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns6
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints65
Complaints citing a crash2
Complaints citing a fire2
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 6 of 6
26V248000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:PROPULSION SYSTEM:DC/DC CONVERTER
A loss of drive power increases the risk of a crash.
23V044000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OIL/LUBRICATION
An oil leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
21V584000
CHILD SEAT:VEHICLE LATCH ANCHOR
Incorrect child restraint information may result in a child seat being improperly secured, which can increase the risk of injury in a crash.
21V435000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
Turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights that fail to illuminate can reduce visibility to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash.
21V424000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE
An engine stall can increase the risk of a crash.
What owners report most
- 16EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- 10ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- 7ENGINE
- 7STEERING
- 6VISIBILITY/WIPER
- 5STRUCTURE:BODY
- 4UNKNOWN OR OTHER
- 3SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2020 LAND ROVER DEFENDERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.