Jaguar and Land Rover are recalling 170,169 vehicles because they can suddenly lose power and come to a stop. Having a vehicle suddenly stop greatly increases the risk of an accident. The recall involves nine different models from sedans to SUVs. They are all categorized as Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “The DCDC converter can fail due to an internal fault in the boost control microchip.”
What Vehicles Are Being Recalled
- 2021-2022 JAGUAR E-PACE
- 2021-2024 JAGUAR F-PACE
- 2020-2024 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
- 2021-2024 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY
- 2020 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY SPORT
- 2020-2024 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER
- 2020-2023 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE
- 2019-2024 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT
- 2021-2024 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER VELAR
What is Causing the Recall
According to the NHTSA Safety Recall Report, the vehicle not only loses the ability to move, but it also loses its lights. Other drivers on the road won’t be able to see the vehicle stopped in the road.
“A failure of the DCDC converter will result in a loss of 12V system charging, and a “Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected” red warning. 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. A loss of motive power, or of vehicle lighting, will increase the risk of a crash.”
The driver may receive a warning on the instrument panel before the vehicle shuts down. “Within 10 seconds of the failure, a red warning message saying “Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected”will be displayed. Progressively as the 12V system loses charge, warnings including but not limited to Lane Keep Assistance being disabled, Suspension Fault, Stability Control Fault may be shown. Should the vehicle continue to be driven, the vehicle will shift into Neutral with a Gearbox fault shown. The engine will continue to run for a period of time, and exterior lighting will remain available after the center screen and air conditioning switches off. Eventually, the engine will shut down and, some time later, the battery will lose sufficient power to sustain exterior lighting.”
Jaguar and Land Rover have received 5,952 claims and field reports involving replacement of the DCDC converter in the US between July 2019 and April 2026. Luckily, there have been no injuries or deaths reported because of the DCDC converter problem.
How Jaguar and Land Rover Will Fix the problem
Unfortunately, engineers for Jaguar and Land Rover aren’t sure how to fix the DCDC failure. The engineers are working on a solution but at this point they don’t know when a repair will be available.
Jaguar and Land Rover will send owners letters on Jun 12, 2026, notifying them of the issue. There is no estimate of how long it will take to create a solution. The NHTSA number for this recall is 26V248. The Jaguar Land Rover number for the recall is D126 H575.
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