Land Rover ALL NEW Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover And 3 More Recall R/2018/036: Fuel May Leak, Who Is Affected And What To Do
- Urgent
- How serious
- 13 Mar 2018
- Launched
- 1,537
- vehicles in the UK
- N138
- Manufacturer’s campaign code
Land Rover recalled ALL NEW Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover and 3 more vehicles built between 5 May 2016 and 31 January 2018. The brazing of the fuel rail end caps is inconsistent and may not correctly seal the fuel rail ends. The recall notice describes the fix as: on affected vehicles replace the fuel rail with a correctly manufactured version. You won't usually pay for it.1
What’s Wrong
The brazing of the fuel rail end caps is inconsistent and may not correctly seal the fuel rail ends. Fuel vapour and liquid fuel leaks can occur over time. This can lead to a liquid fuel leak into the engine bay.
DVSA's Original Wording
Concern: FUEL MAY LEAK Defect: The brazing of the fuel rail end caps is inconsistent and may not correctly seal the fuel rail ends. Fuel vapour and liquid fuel leaks can occur over time. This can lead to a liquid fuel leak into the engine bay. Remedy: On affected vehicles replace the fuel rail with a correctly manufactured version.
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The Risk
If the fault occurs, the recall notice says it could lead to a liquid fuel leak into the engine bay.
The Fix
The recall notice describes the fix as: on affected vehicles replace the fuel rail with a correctly manufactured version.
Are You Affected?
ALL NEW Discovery, Discovery Sport, Range Rover and 3 more built between 5 May 2016 and 31 January 2018 may be included. Land Rover estimates 1,537 vehicles in the UK. Enter your registration to check, then confirm by VIN with Land Rover, because not every car in the date range may be included.
Which Car Is It?
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What To Do Now
- Check your car by registration above, then by VIN with Land Rover.
- Book with any franchised Land Rover dealer, quoting the campaign code N138 or the DVSA reference R/2018/036. See how to get a Land Rover recall fixed.
- Follow the letter's instructions until the repair is done. See can you drive a car with a recall?.
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This is one of 159 Land Rover recalls in DVSA’s data. The Land Rover recall launched before it was R/2017/288 on 24 Nov 2017, for instrument cluster may intermittently go blank. The one launched after it was R/2018/059 on 19 Mar 2018, for air conditioning may fail to de-mist interior windows. You can also see every Land Rover recall, the Land Rover Discovery Sport recall history, all recalls launched in 2018 and fuel leak recalls across every make.
Source: DVSA recall R/2018/036, launched 13 March 2018. Data updated 15 October 2026. How we grade urgency.
Sources
- The Code does not itself say repairs are free. GOV.UK guidance says "You will not usually have to pay for any repairs or parts under a safety recall." gov.uk Checked 15 Oct 2026.