More than 1,500 Range Rover models from the 2024 model year are being recalled due to the risk of a potentially disastrous engine oil leak.
The recall impacts vehicles equipped with the available 4.4-liter petrol V8 that Land Rover refers to as the NC11 engine. The recall notice reveals that the fixings used to secure the engine-mounted oil cooler hoses have inadequate thread engagement, meaning the threads on the stud could become stripped and the hoses may become loose.
If this happens then “significant volumes of engine oil will leak out onto the road surface,” representing a significant risk to other road users.
A total of 1,520 vehicles are impacted, all of which are 2024 Range Rover models that were manufactured between September 4, 2023, and October 10, 2023, at the company’s Solihull Vehicle Assembly plant in the UK.
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Land Rover first became aware of a potential issue on October 24 when it discovered a loose oil cooler hose on one of the V8 engines at its factory. It immediately initiated a stop-ship order and started to investigate the issue. A decision to issue a recall was made on November 16. Fortunately, Jaguar Land Rover has not received any field reports related to the issue in the United States nor have there been any reports of accidents, injuries, or fires.
Owners of impacted vehicles will be alerted to the recall on or before January 19, 2024, and instructed to take their Range Rover to a dealership where the engine oil cooler pipe fixings will be inspected and replaced if needed. The repairs will be carried out free of charge.
