Recall 16V889000: 2016–2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque and 1 other model

Report received

Dec 9, 2016

Manufacturer

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC

Potentially affected

220vehicles

Model years

2016–2017

Check your own vehicle. A recall applies only to vehicles within the affected build range. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer.

What NHTSA recorded

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured May 30, 2016, to August 24, 2016, and 2016-2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have front lower control arm fasteners that may fail due to an assembly error, possibly resulting in separation of the steering knuckle.

Possible consequence

If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.

Affected model years

Pages for each model year show complaints, parts, mileage and other recalls.

• 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport52 complaints
• 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport39 complaints
• 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque47 complaints
• 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque52 complaints