CanadaCertain 2019–2024 Land Rover RANGE ROVER SPORT and certain 2020–2024 RANGE ROVER, DEFENDER, DISCOVERY SPORT, EVOQUE and 2021–2024 RANGE ROVER VELAR and DISCOVERY mild hybrid electric SUVs are affected. The DC/DC converter could fail, causing the 12 V battery not to charge and a red “Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected” warning; continued driving could lead to loss of power to the wheels and/or exterior lights turning off, increasing crash risk. Land Rover will notify owners by mail and advise taking the vehicle to a dealership to update the vehicle load balancing software.
How to identify it
2019–2024 Land Rover RANGE ROVER SPORT
2020–2024 Land Rover DISCOVERY SPORT
2020–2024 Land Rover RANGE ROVER
2020–2024 Land Rover DEFENDER
2020–2024 Land Rover EVOQUE
2021–2024 Land Rover RANGE ROVER VELAR
2021–2024 Land Rover DISCOVERY
The hazard
On certain vehicles, the DC/DC converter could fail. As a result, the 12 V battery would not charge and a red "Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected" warning message would be displayed. If this happens, and you continue to drive the vehicle, there could be a loss of power to the wheels and/or the vehicle's lights could turn off.
Note: This recall is an expansion of Transport Canada recall no. 2026-196. Vehicles repaired under that recall don't require this repair. This recall only affects certain mild hybrid electric vehicles (MHEV).
A loss of power to the wheels could increase the risk of a crash. Exterior lights that don't work may make the vehicle less visible to others and increase the risk of a crash.
What to do
Land Rover will notify owners by mail and advise you to take your vehicle to a dealership to update the vehicle load balancing software.
The official notice
This page is a summary of the notice published by Transport Canada, collected from Health Canada, CFIA and Transport Canada. Check the original before you act on it.
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