Equipment; structure: body: roof and pillars (Land Rover)
Vehicle equipment recall 24E-102. NHTSA received Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC’s report on Dec 6, 2024.
Watch and the shortlist are kept with a free account, on every device. Your watch list. NHTSA’s own record is on nhtsa.gov.
The short answer
NHTSA received Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC’s report on Dec 6, 2024. Copied from NHTSA on Oct 20, 2026.
Every line below is in NHTSA’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
A detached raised air intake can fall off the vehicle and become a road hazard, increasing the risk of a crash.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2025 Land Rover Defender vehicles equipped with Raised Air Intake (RAI) aftermarket accessory equipment, with part number VPLEP0543.
The raised air intake may not be secured properly, which can allow the intake to detach from the vehicle.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- NHTSA’s part: Equipment.
- NHTSA’s part: Structure: body: roof and pillars.
What should you do?
Dealers will inspect, and if necessary, remove and reinstall the RAI accessory, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed February 20, 2025. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover’s number for this recall is N964.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: 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 nhtsa.gov.
Which ones are recalled?
NHTSA counts 485 items potentially involved, across everything this recall names.
-
Part no.
VPLEP0543
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
- Land Rover Raised Air IntakeNHTSA gives no dates made
- Land Rover DefenderNHTSA gives no dates made
Who is recalling it?
- Made by Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC.
NHTSA, Recalls flat file. Released Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- NHTSA’s recall file doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
- Which ones, by part or lot: the recall’s report on NHTSA’s site gives them where the maker did; this file gives part numbers only where its maker listed them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
-
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Recalls flat file (FLAT_RCL_POST_2010).
Released Oct 20, 2026 and checked Oct 20, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
Vehicle, car seat, tire and vehicle equipment recalls, owner complaints and crash ratings are from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Copied on Oct 20, 2026.