More than 170,000 JLR vehicles are now under recall for a potential loss of drive power.
A potential DC converter failure within several JLR vehicles could lead to a loss of drive power and exterior lighting, leading automaker JLR to conduct a safety recall. According to what the company told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the issue with the 48-volt mild hybrid system’s DC-to-DC converter could keep the 12-volt electrical system from properly charging, and affects as many as 170,169 vehicles between the 2019 and 2024 model years.
Affected vehicles include all of Land Rover’s SUVs including the Defender, Discovery and all variants of the Range Rover, as well as the Jaguar E-Pace and F-Pace SUVs.
JLR says in its report to safety regulators, “A failure of the DCDC converter will result in a loss of 12V system charging, and a “Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected” red warning [may appear]. Should the customer ignore this warning and continue to drive, additional warnings may appear. Continuation of the journey will result in the vehicle losing motive power and coasting to a stop after a period of time, and eventually losing exterior lighting.” The loss of motive power, naturally, could increase the risk of a crash.
What vehicles are impacted most by this recall?
This issue affects the Land Rover Defender and the Range Rover Sport more heavily than other models. Here’s a full list of which vehicles are included:
- 2019-2024 Range Rover Sport (61,616 units)
- 2020-2024 Land Rover Defender (53,644 units)
- 2020-2024 Range Rover (34,930 units)
- 2021-2024 Land Rover Discovery (6,323 units)
- 2021-2024 Range Rover Velar (5,304 units)
- 2021-2024 Jaguar F-Pace (4,449 units)
- 2020-2023 Range Rover Evoque (2,994 units)
- 2021-2022 Jaguar E-Pace (528 units)
- 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sport (381 units)
To-date, JLR says it is aware of 5,952 warranty claims and field reports related to DC-to-DC converter failures and replacements between July 2019 and April 2026. However, there have not been any reported accidents, injuries or vehicle fires.
What’s the fix?
At the moment, the automaker does not have a permanent remedy for the issue. However, it does plan to send out an interim notice by June 12 at least alerting owners to the issue. Dealers across JLR’s network will be notified on May 1.
