Jaguar Land Rover Recalls 170,000 Vehicles Over Loss of Drive Power

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC is recalling 170,169 vehicles for potential failure of the DC-DC converter, which could result in loss of drive power and increase the risk of an accident.

According a report posted on X on April 23 by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the recall involves a series of Land Rover models including: 2021 to 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Velar and Land Rover Discovery vehicles; 2020 to 2023 Land Rover Range Rover Evoques; 2019 to 2024 Land Rover Range Rover Sports; 2020 to 2024 Land Rover Range Rovers; 2020 Land Rover Discovery Sports; 2020 to 2024 Land Rover Defenders; 2021 to 2024 Jaguar F-Pace vehicles; and 2021 to 2022 Jaguar E-Pace mild-hybrid electric vehicles.

The NHTSA report indicates the DC-DC converter can fail due to an internal malfunction in the boost control microchip. If this occurs, it can result in a loss of the 12-volt system charging and could lead to complete loss of drive power and exterior lighting, increasing the risk of a crash.

Letters informing owners of the safety risk are expected to be mailed starting June 12. Additional letters will be sent once the remedy is available. In the meantime, owners can contact Land Rover’s customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover’s numbers for this recall are D126 and H575.

If a vehicle experiences a failure of the DC-DC converter and subsequent 12V system charging, a “Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected” red warning will display on the dashboard. If the driver ignores the warning and continues 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 NHTSA report indicates.

Jaguar’s Product Safety and Compliance Committee first became aware of the potential issue in September 2024, but a study indicated it did not pose an unreasonable safety risk at the time.

Following further global reports in 2025, an engineering task force was set up to determine the potential causes of the problem. Additional studies through March 2026 included conducting hardware-in-the-loop testing, physical testing, and virtual simulation.

In early April, the NHTSA’s review determined the matter to be a safety risk. Currently, Jaguar’s engineering task force is working to develop a remedy. Once discovered, owners of affected vehicles will be able to have repairs made free of charge.

To date, Jaguar has received 5,952 claims and field reports involving the replacement of the DC-DC converters. There have been no reported accidents, injuries, or fires in the United States as a result of this issue.

Meanwhile, another NHTSA report posted on X on April 24 noted that Mitsubishi is also recalling 108,046 2018-2022 Outlander PHEV and 2014-2020 Outlander vehicles because the gas spring cylinder may rupture or the liftgate may fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury.

Notification letters to owners are expected to be mailed starting June 17.