Land Rover Defender, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport Recall R/2024/147: Security Enhancement, Who Is Affected And What To Do
- Low
- How serious
- 14 Mar 2024
- Launched
- 79,480
- vehicles in the UK
- N888
- Manufacturer’s campaign code
Land Rover recalled Defender, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport vehicles built between 2 April 2019 and 27 February 2024. The manufacturer has developed a software enhancement to further increase vehicle security. The recall notice describes the fix as: the software enhancement will deploy this update and reduce the theft risk. You won't usually pay for it.1
What’s Wrong
The manufacturer has developed a software enhancement to further increase vehicle security.
DVSA's Original Wording
Concern: Security Enhancement Defect: For affected vehicles the manufacturer has developed a software enhancement to further increase vehicle security. Remedy: The software enhancement will deploy this update and reduce the theft risk.
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The Risk
The recall notice describes the concern as: security Enhancement.
The Fix
The recall notice describes the fix as: the software enhancement will deploy this update and reduce the theft risk. The fix is a software update, which usually takes under an hour at the dealer.
Are You Affected?
Defender, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport built between 2 April 2019 and 27 February 2024 may be included. Land Rover estimates 79,480 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 N888 or the DVSA reference R/2024/147. 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/2024/112 on 12 Mar 2024, for right-hand side lower A Pillar bolt that may not have been tightened to the correct torque. The one launched after it was R/2024/145 on 15 Mar 2024, for security Enhancement. You can also see every Land Rover recall, all recalls launched in 2024 and software recalls across every make.
Source: DVSA recall R/2024/147, launched 14 March 2024. 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.