Campaign 23V-789

Brake calipers may not be reinstalled properly, allowing the brake calipers to detach

Defect summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2023 Land Rover Defender 130 vehicles modified for the TRek Off-Road Competition. The brake calipers may not be reinstalled properly, allowing the brake calipers to detach.

Consequence

Detached brake calipers can reduce braking ability and cause structural wheel damage, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy

Dealers will reinstall the brake calipers, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed January 18, 2024. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N848.

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.nhtsa.gov.

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file, campaign 23V789000. Text as published by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered

One product line is covered

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA about brakes on these vehicles: 0, of which 0 involved a crash, fire, injury or death. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.

Vehicles covered by campaign 23V-789
Make	Model	Model years	Complaints on this component
Land Rover	Defender	2023	0

Source: NHTSA ODI recalls and complaints files. Equipment, tire and child-seat campaigns list products, not vehicles.

Investigation

No NHTSA investigation is linked to this recall

Most recalls are started by the manufacturer. This one lists "Manufacturer" as its origin.

Before the recall

No service bulletins on this component preceded the recall

Distinct manufacturer communications on the same component group, make, model and model year in the 24 months before the report date.

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications file.

Service bulletins

24V-201 Mar 14, 2024
Brake pad wear warning light may not appear on the instrument cluster as intended, failing to warn the driver that the brake pads are worn out
19V-351 May 9, 2019
If the electrical regenerative brake system fails, there will be an increased delay between when the driver brakes and when the vehicle decelerates
18V-140 Mar 1, 2018
Brackets that secure the front brake hoses may not have been installed properly, allowing the front brake hoses to contact the tires, possibly…
15V-042 Jan 28, 2015
In the affected vehicles, the brake vacuum hose may have been incorrectly routed allowing a hole to be worn ito it
15V-039 Jan 27, 2015
One or both of the flexible front brake hoses may rupture causing loss of brake fluid
14V-741 Nov 19, 2014
In the affected vehicles, the brake line junctions under the vehicle may leak brake fluid