Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Recall R/2025/252: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Inappropriate Passenger Airbag Deployment, Who Is Affected And What To Do
- Urgent
- How serious
- 12 Jan 2026
- Launched
- 48,997
- vehicles in the UK
- N945
- Manufacturer’s campaign code
Land Rover recalled Range Rover Evoque vehicles built between 6 September 2019 and 9 December 2024. And certain 2020 and 2025 Model Year Range Rover Evoque vehicles during a passenger airbag deployment the airbag may tear as a result of improper folding of the airbag during the airbag assembly process. The dealer will replace the passenger airbag module and associated components. You won't usually pay for it.1
What’s Wrong
And certain 2020 and 2025 Model Year Range Rover Evoque vehicles during a passenger airbag deployment the airbag may tear as a result of improper folding of the airbag during the airbag assembly process.
DVSA's Original Wording
Concern: Land Rover Range Rover Evoque Inappropriate Passenger Airbag Deployment Defect: On 2021 - 2024 and certain 2020 and 2025 Model Year Range Rover Evoque vehicles during a passenger airbag deployment the airbag may tear as a result of improper folding of the airbag during the airbag assembly process. Remedy: Affected Vehicles will have the passenger airbag module and associated components replaced.
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The Risk
The recall notice describes the concern as: land Rover Range Rover Evoque inappropriate passenger airbag deployment.
The Fix
The dealer will replace the passenger airbag module and associated components.
Are You Affected?
Range Rover Evoque built between 6 September 2019 and 9 December 2024 may be included. Land Rover estimates 48,997 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 N945 or the DVSA reference R/2025/252. 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/2025/436 on 30 Oct 2025, for gear shift module moisture ingress. The one launched after it was R/2025/491 on 11 Feb 2026, for range Rover and Range Rover Sport samsung PHEV battery cell degradation. You can also see every Land Rover recall, all recalls launched in 2026 and airbag recalls across every make.
Source: DVSA recall R/2025/252, launched 12 January 2026. 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.