The coolant pump may malfunction and stop the coolant flow, causing the engine to overheat quickly and subsequently break an engine-mounted plastic elbow in the cooling circuit. Coolant can leak onto the turbocharger’s heat shield, creating a risk of fire in the engine compartment.
The Land Rover Range Rover and Range Rover Sport vehicles affected by this recall were manufactured between 2018 – 2022.
Land Rover recall code: N785
Affected models: Range Rover, Range Rover Velar; Range Rover Sport, Defender with Ingenium I4 2.0L Petrol Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV) engines
Vehicle numbers (worldwide): n/a
Source: Rapex Alert 22/2023 A12/01290/23