Land Rover Recall 16V889000: Suspension, Front, Control Arm, Lower Arm

NHTSA recall 16V889000 · announced December 9, 2016 · filed by Jaguar Land Rover North America, Llc · 220 units affected

The problem

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.

The risk

If the fasteners were to fail causing the knuckle to separate, vehicle handling may be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.

What to do

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.

Official NHTSA recall notice →

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.safercar.gov.

Vehicles covered by this recall

• 2016 Land Rover Discovery Sport
• 2017 Land Rover Discovery Sport
• 2016 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque
• 2017 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque

Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public recall data. This page reports official records and is not legal, medical, or repair advice.