Recall campaign · NHTSA 20V683000

Electrical system: software

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2020-11-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 20V683000

Electrical system: software

Component
Electrical system: software
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
3,048
Reported to NHTSA
2020-11-05
Owners notified
2020-12-08

Defect description

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque MHEV vehicles. The 48 volt electrical system may experience an overload event, causing a failure of the Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor (MOSFET) and result in a DCDC converter electrical short-circuit.

Safety risk

An electrical short-circuit increases the risk of a fire.

Manufacturer remedy

Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the vehicle software, free of charge. Owners are advised to exit the vehicle when it is parked and park outside away from buildings or structures until the repair is complete. The recall began December 8, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-369-1000. Land Rover's number for this recall is N503.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

2 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Land Rover Discovery Sport2020
Land Rover Range Rover Evoque2020

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.