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Year · Make · Model

2016 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

11
Open recalls
68
NHTSA complaints
5
Defect investigations
736
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

68 filed
3
Crashes
0
Fires
3
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Steering
    20
  • Engine
    12
  • Suspension
    10
  • Unknown OR Other
    7
  • AIR Bags
    5
  • Seat Belts
    4
  • Electrical System
    4
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
    4

Recalls

11 campaigns
25V514000·STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM2025-08-08

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2014-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The front suspension upper knuckle joint may crack, which can result in suspension arm detachment.

RiskSuspension arm detachment can cause a loss of vehicle handling and control, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixDealers will inspect the front suspension knuckles and install a retaining bracket or replace the knuckle, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed September 5, 2025. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's numbers for this recall are D019, N759, D041, and D027. This recall expands and replaces previous NHTSA recall number 24V840.

22V219000·SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR2022-04-05

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) numbers 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies" and 208, "Occupant Crash Protection."

RiskDuring hard braking before a crash, the seat belt emergency locking retractor may not lock as intended, increasing the risk of injury.

FixDealers will inspect and replace the seat belt assembly, as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 29, 2022. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N678. This recall replaces NHTSA recall number 19V-350. Vehicles previously inspected under recall 19V-350 that did not receive a replacement seat belt assembly will need to have this new recall remedy performed.

20V387000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2020-07-02

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Range Rover and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under Recall 19V-392, however the repair may not have been completed properly. Due to a problem with the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch), the doors may appear to be closed but may be unlatched.

RiskUnlatched doors may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixLand Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for any issues with the KV system, disabling the KV mechanisms if necessary, and update the KV Latch software, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Land Rover's number for this recall is N476.

20V325000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2020-06-04

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. These vehicles were previously recalled and repaired under Recall 19V-390, however the repair may not have been completed properly. A spring in the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch) may get stuck, causing the left hand door to remain unlatched when the door is closed.

RiskAn unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

FixLand Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and inspect the KV latches, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. This recall is expected to begin July 24, 2020. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N459.

19V392000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2019-05-24

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2013-2016 Ranger Rover and 2014-2016 Range Rover Sport vehicles. Due to a problem with the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch), the doors may appear to be closed but may be unlatched.

RiskThe unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of a crash.

FixLand Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect for any issues with the KV system, disabling the KV mechanisms if necessary, and update the KV Latch software, free of charge. The recall began July 18, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N335. Note: Vehicles in this recall were previously recalled under recall number 15V-385 and need to be remedied again.

19V390000·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2019-05-23

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. A spring in the Keyless Vehicle Latching System (KV Latch) may get stuck, causing the left hand door to remain unlatched when the door is closed.

RiskThe unlatched door may open while the vehicle is in motion, increasing the risk of injury or a crash.

FixLand Rover will notify owners, and dealers will update the software, and inspect the KV latches, replacing them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began December 6, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N336.

19V350000·SEAT BELTS2019-05-09

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016-2017 Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The driver's seat belt Emergency Locking Retractor (ELR) may not lock as designed. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."

RiskIf the driver brakes prior to a crash, the ELR will not lock at the correct g-force level, increasing the risk of injury.

FixLand Rover will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the seat belt assembly, replacing it if necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 10, 2019. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N333.

17V154000·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2017-03-09

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2016 Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles. The passenger frontal air bag inflator initiator may fail to ignite during a crash.

RiskIf the air bag inflator initiator fails to ignite, the passenger frontal air bag will not deploy, increasing the risk of injury in the event of a crash.

FixLand Rover will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall began May 1, 2017. Owners may contact Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is N026.

+ 3 more recalls. Pagination is on the roadmap.

NHTSA investigations

8 actions
EA26003·STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM2026-04-24

Front Steering Knuckle Fractures

PE25006·STEERING:LINKAGES:KNUCKLE:SPINDLE:ARM2025-06-27 → 2026-04-24

Front Steering Knuckle Fractures

EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA21002·AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE2021-09-17

Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture

EA18004·LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH2018-07-02 → 2019-10-17

Door latch failure

Led to recall19V390000

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