NHTSA 16V889000Manufacturer no. Q650/Q651
Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Arm
- Report received by NHTSA
- December 9, 2016
- Owner notification
- January 27, 2017
- Recall initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Units potentially affected
- 220 (whole campaign)
- Build dates listed for the 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
- June 7, 2016 – August 26, 2016
- Model names in the NHTSA record
- RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
Defect summary
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles manufactured May 30, 2016, to August 24, 2016, and 2016-2017 Range Rover Evoque vehicles manufactured June 7, 2016, to August 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have front lower control arm fasteners that may fail due to an assembly error, possibly resulting in separation of the steering knuckle.
Safety risk
If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the hardware that connects the front lower control arm to the knuckle, free of charge. The recall began on January 27, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is Q650/Q651.
Notes in the NHTSA record
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.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V889000, filed by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC. View the campaign on NHTSA.gov