NHTSA campaign 26V613000 covers 2024 to 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Sport SUVs built at Solihull after a rear subframe forging defect.
Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 873 Range Rover Sport SUVs in the United States and its territories over rear subframes that can crack. Jaguar Land Rover North America filed recall campaign 26V613000 with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after tracing the flaw to a supplier forging defect.
The affected trucks span the 2024 through 2026 model years, built at the Solihull plant between October 2023 and May 2026. Owners should check their vehicle identification number against NHTSA’s recall lookup to confirm whether their specific SUV is included.
The recall population is narrow with just 873 vehicles across the US and its territories, all tied to a specific production window at Solihull. Jaguar Land Rover built the affected trucks between October 3, 2023, and May 22, 2026, spanning the 2024 through 2026 model years.
Model year alone does not determine the affected vehicles. NHTSA’s filing makes clear the defect traces to a specific batch of rear subframes. Two Range Rover Sports from the same model year could land on opposite sides of the recall list depending on which parts went into each truck.
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That is a tighter scope than Jaguar Land Rover’s airbag campaign from earlier this year, which affected over a quarter-million SUVs across multiple nameplates. It is closer in scale to the automaker’s prior power-loss recall, which focused on a smaller portion of recent production.
The rear subframes in question came from Linamar Casting and Gestamp Assembly, two suppliers Jaguar Land Rover uses for structural components. The automaker says cracks can form during the forging process itself, before the part ever reaches final assembly.
The timeline is specific. “On 04 June 2026, a forging defect was detected in a rear subframe at the supplier, and the part was quarantined,” according to the NHTSA filing. That discovery triggered the broader investigation that led to this recall.
What makes the defect harder to catch is where it hides. Jaguar Land Rover found that cracks were not being routinely flagged during manual quality inspections, since the final machining step on the subframe can mask the flaw from visual checks.
A cracked rear subframe is a structural-integrity concern. It is the component that anchors suspension and chassis loads at the back of the SUV. A crack that worsens over time raises the risk of a failure under stress, which can increase the chance of injuries in a crash.
JLR’s filing notes no accidents, injuries, or fires have been reported in connection with the defect in the US. That is consistent with how this recall arrived, which is through supplier quality control rather than a field complaint or crash investigation.
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Dealers will inspect every affected Range Rover Sport’s rear subframe and replace or repair it at no cost to the owner. “JLR advises all 2024 to 2026 Land Rover Range Rover Sport owners to get their rear subframes inspected and replaced if needed,” the automaker said in its recall communication.
The remedy branches into two paths. Vehicles with a confirmed crack go straight to a subframe replacement, while trucks whose production records cannot rule out the defect get a dealer inspection first to determine whether replacement is necessary.
NHTSA’s recall summary lists the usual timing language for owner notifications, with letters to be mailed once Jaguar Land Rover‘s campaign schedule is in place. It does not single out a specific November 20, 2026 start date for this subframe action alone.
Owners who haven’t heard from a dealer yet can still check their VIN through NHTSA’s recall database rather than wait for the mail. If a vehicle shows an open recall, the safest move is to contact a Land Rover retailer and schedule the repair so the dealer can confirm whether the rear subframe needs replacement. Until the inspection is done, owners should avoid heavy towing or severe off-road use.
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