26V389000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
2026 LAND ROVER DEFENDER
3 safety recall campaigns, 3 owner complaints filed with NHTSA.
The record
Recall campaigns3
Park it0stop driving until repaired
Investigations0
Owner complaints3
Complaints citing a crash0
Complaints citing a fire0
Complaints are reports from owners of this model year, not findings about any particular vehicle, and a model that sold in large numbers will collect more of them. They are counted here as filed; nothing is inferred from them.
Recall campaigns 3 of 3
26V263000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY
In the event of a crash, an improperly manufactured fuel tank may leak fuel, increasing the risk of a fire.
26V163000
SEAT BELTS:CRITICAL FASTENERS
A seat belt assembly with an insufficient weld may not properly restrain an occupant during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
What owners report most
- 1ENGINE
- 1POWER TRAIN
- 1SERVICE BRAKES
This page is about a model, not a car
Two 2026 LAND ROVER DEFENDERs can have entirely different histories, and a recall campaign usually covers a build-date window rather than a whole model year — which a VIN does not encode, so only the door-jamb label settles it. Scanning the VIN adds the decode, the crash tests, the fuel economy and the complaints matched to that exact engine, trim and assembly plant.