Recall N598 – Rear Taillight Assembly May Fail – 2020-2022 Land Rover Defender X

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June 8, 2021 NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V435000

Rear Taillight Assembly May Fail

Turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights that fail to illuminate can reduce visibility to other drivers and increase the risk of a crash.

 

NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V435

Manufacturer JaguareBay Land RovereBay North America, LLC

Components EXTERIOR LIGHTING

Potential Number of Units Affected 2,622

 

Summary

JaguareBay Land RovereBay North America, LLC (Land RovereBay) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Defender X vehicles equipped with smoked rear light assemblies. A voltage spike, triggered by a bright light shining on the rear of the vehicle, can cause the turn signals, brake lights, and tail lights to fail.

 

Remedy

Dealers will replace the rear light assemblies, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 27, 2021. Owners can contact Land RovereBay customer service at 1-800-637-6837. Land RovereBay’s number for this recall is N598.

 

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.nhtsa.gov.

 

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SAFETY RECALL N598: Tail Lamp Inoperative

Vehicle Affected: Land RovereBay Defender
Model Year: 2020-2022

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Recall Number: 21V-435

Dear Land RovereBay Defender Owner:

This notice is sent to you in accordance with the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act. Land RovereBay has decided that a defect which relates to motor vehicle safety exists in certain 2020-2022 model year Land RovereBay Defender vehicles.

Your vehicle is included in this Recall action.

 

What is the reason for this program?

Should an intense light source shine directly on the rear of your vehicle at a certain angle, the brake lamps, turn signal indicators, and/or the tail lamps may stop working. In the case of turn signal indicators and brake lamps, the condition resets without driver intervention and operation will resume absent of the intense light source. In the case of the tail lamp operation, the lamps remain off until either the ignition is switched off and on or the lamps are switched off and then on via the lighting control switch.

Where the tail lamp system fails to illuminate, other road users will not be aware the vehicle may be slowing down, stopping, or changing direction. During darkness and where the tail lamps are not illuminated, following drivers may not realize the presence of a vehicle ahead.

Each of these conditions will increase the risk of a crash.

 

What will Land RovereBay and your authorized Land RovereBay retailer do?

Land RovereBay is carrying out a recall of these vehicles to replace the tail lamp assemblies to the correct specification. However, we currently do not have the adequate supply of the necessary components.

There will be no charge for this repair under this program.

 

What should you do?

Please contact your preferred authorized Land RovereBay retailer and provide them with your Vehicle Identification Number (VlN) and request a service date to complete the work required under Program Code ‘N598‘.

 


DESCRIPTION OF ISSUE

An issue has been identified on certain Land RovereBay vehicles with darkened rear lamp assemblies within the listed Affected Vehicle Range where, if an intense light source shines directly on the rear of an affected vehicle at a certain angle, the stop, turn signal, and/or tail lamp may experience a photovoltaic over-voltage event and cease to function. In the case of turn signals and stop lamps, the condition resets without driver intervention and operation will resume absent of the intense light source. In the case of tail lamp operation, the lamps will extinguish until the power feed is cycled, such as an ignition off/on or turning the lamps off and then on at the lighting control switch.

 

AFFECTED VEHICLE RANGE

A total of 2,622 vehicles are potentially involved in the USA and Federalized Territories.
Defender
Model Year: ………….. 2020-2022
VIN: ………………………… SALEX7EU0L2016027-SALEX7RU1N2072300

Visit the British Brands Sales Suite (BBSS) website for a list of affected vehicles at your retailer.

 

EFFECT ON VEHICLE OPERATION

Where the rear lamp system fails to illuminate, other road users will not be aware of the vehicle may be slowing down, stopping, or changing direction. During darkness, where the tail lamps have extinguished, following drivers may not realize the presence of a vehicle ahead.

Each of these failed state conditions will increase the risk of a crash.

 

SERVICE PROGRAM / REWORK ACTION

Owners will be notified by mail and instructed to take their vehicle to an authorized retailer who will replace the rear lamp assemblies. There will be no charge to owners for this action under this Program.

Unsold vehicles must have this done as part of the Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process and before vehicle handover to the customer.

 

OWNER NOTIFICATION

Owner notification is expected to occur on or before August 3, 2021.

 

ACTION TO BE TAKEN

Use the JaguareBay Land RovereBay claims submission system to make sure that the vehicle is affected by this Program prior to undertaking any rework action.

Retailers are required to HOLD affected new vehicles that are within your control and refrain from releasing the vehicles for new vehicle sale pending completion of the rework action.

JaguareBay Land RovereBay North America, LLC recommends that affected sales demonstrator and loaner vehicles are repaired before use and that used vehicles are repaired before sale. Retailers who choose to proceed against this recommendation, where legally permitted, must clearly and conspicuously disclose the open recall to the applicable customers.

A Technical Bulletin will be published once repair instructions are finalized and any required parts have been procured.

Thank you for your cooperation in this matter. JaguareBay Land RovereBay North America apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause.

 


CONDITION SUMMARY:

SITUATION:

A potential issue has been identified on certain vehicles within the listed Affected Vehicle Range where, if an intense light source shines directly on the rear of an affected vehicle at a certain angle, the stop, turn signal, and/or tail lamp may experience a photovoltaic over-voltage event and cease to function. In the case of turn signals and stop lamps, the condition resets without driver intervention and operation will resume absent of the intense light source. In the case of tail lamp operation, the lamps will extinguish until the power feed is cycled, such as an ignition off/on or turning the lamps off and then on at the lighting control switch

 

ACTION:

Retailers are required to HOLD affected new vehicles that are within your control and refrain from releasing the vehicles for new vehicle sale pending completion of the procedure(s)detailed in this Technical Bulletin. Unsold vehicles should have this performed as part of the Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI) process but must have it completed prior to vehicle handover to the customer.

Affected vehicles already in the hands of customers should be updated at the next available opportunity.

 

PARTS INFORMATION

DESCRIPTIONPART NUMBERQTY
Tail lamp – KitLR1648721

 

SERVICE INSTRUCTION

1.

CAUTIONS:

  • This procedure requires Pathfinder version 334 loaded or a later version.
  • All ignition ON/OFF instructions must be followed. Failure to complete these instructions may cause damage to the vehicle control modules.

 

NOTE:

The JLR approved diagnostic equipment will read the VIN for the vehicle and automatically take the vehicle out of ‘Transportation Mode’ if required.

 

Connect the JLR approved battery support unit.

 

2.

Connect the JLR approved diagnostic equipment to the vehicle and begin a new session.

 

3.

Follow the JLR approved diagnostic equipment prompts.

 

4.

Select ‘ECU Diagnostics’.

  • Select ‘All DTCs’.
  • Select ‘Clear all DTCs’.
  • Follow all on-screen instructions to complete this task.

 

5.

NOTE:

Make sure the original tail lamp assemblies are in an unserviceable condition before discarding. This will make sure that the old tail lamp assemblies cannot re-used.

 

Renew both tail lamp assemblies (see TOPIx Workshop Manual section 417-01:

Exterior Lighting – Removal and Installation – Tail Lamp Assembly).

 

6.

If required, reset the vehicle to ‘Transportation Mode’.

 

7.

When all of the tasks are complete, exit the session.

 

8.

Disconnect the JLR approved diagnostic equipment and the JLR approved battery support unit.

 


 


3 Affected Products

Vehicle

MAKEMODELYEAR
LAND ROVEReBayDEFENDER2020-2022

 


17 Associated Documents

Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – NOTIFICATION OF SAFETY RECALL N598 (NHTSA 21V-435)

RCMN-21V435-5534.pdf 105.626KB

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ISSUED Interim Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RIONL-21V435-7037.pdf 340.65KB

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Defect Notice 573 Report

RCLRPT-21V435-2526.PDF 238.259KB

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Recall Acknowledgement

RCAK-21V435-6262.pdf 687.636KB

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Miscellaneous Document – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH STATUS N607 RECALL – N598 RECALL

RMISC-21V435-6147.pdf 72.703KB

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Miscellaneous Document – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH STATUS N598 RECALL 20-21MY DEFENDER – SMOKED REAR LAMPS

RMISC-21V435-2926.pdf 54.739KB

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ISSUED Owner Notification Letter(Part 577)

RCONL-21V435-9717.pdf 360.629KB

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 1

RCLRPT-21V435-9254.PDF 238.268KB

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Recall 573 Report – AMENDMENT 1

RCLRPT-21V435-4132.PDF 238.267KB

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Miscellaneous Document – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH STATUS N598 RECALL

RMISC-21V435-0158.pdf 86.222KB

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Miscellaneous Document – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH STATUS N598 RECALL & N609 RECALL

RMISC-21V435-8167.pdf 73.942KB

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Miscellaneous Document – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH STATUS N598 RECALL 20-21MY DEFENDER – SMOKED REAR LAMPS

RMISC-21V435-5245.pdf 71.77KB

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Miscellaneous Document – CAMPAIGN LAUNCH STATUS N598 RECALL 20-21MY DEFENDER – SMOKED REAR LAMPS

RMISC-21V435-4471.pdf 84.608KB

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Remedy Instructions and TSB

RCRIT-21V435-6969.pdf 178.225KB

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N598 RECALL 20-22MY DEFENDER – INOPERATIVE REAR TAIL LAMPS

RMISC-21V435-6397.pdf 80.079KB

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Manufacturer Notices(to Dealers,etc) – Safety Recall N598

RCMN-21V435-4933.pdf 608.295KB

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Recall Quarterly Report #2, 2021-4

RCLQRT-21V435-3158.PDF 211.25KB

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