Control arm: lower armRecall 16V-889 · Land Rover vehicles
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC recall 16V-889 covers 220 Land Rover vehicles for a control arm: lower arm problem, reported to NHTSA on December 9, 2016. The manufacturer's latest report (2018 Q2) shows 94% of affected vehicles repaired.
Source: NHTSA recall 16V889000 and manufacturer quarterly reports. Started by the manufacturer.
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.
The fix
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.
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.
Recall repairs are free. Confirm whether this recall is open on your vehicle by entering its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
How fast cars are being fixed
94%repaired
Share of affected vehicles repaired in each quarterly report the manufacturer filed with NHTSA.
Vehicles in this recall
Built from May 30, 2016 to August 26, 2016. Not every vehicle in these model years is included; check by VIN.