Land Rover recall 26V-389: Driver's Air Bag May Not Deploy in a Crash
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Campaign facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 26V389000 (26V-389)
- Manufacturer number
- D120
- Filed by
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Report received
- June 12, 2026
- Component
- Air bags:frontal
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 250,857
- Model years
- 2020–2026
- Built between
- October 16, 2019 and June 4, 2026
- Owner letters
- July 31, 2026
- Recall initiated by
- The manufacturer
- Remedy completion rate
- 46.67% (latest quarterly report)
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Land Rover) is recalling certain 2020-2026 Land Rover Defender, 2021-2026 Discovery, and 2022-2026 Range Rover vehicles. The driver’s air bag clockspring connector may corrode, which can cause the air bag not to deploy as intended.
The risk
An air bag that does not deploy as intended increases the risk of injury in a crash.
Why air bag defects matter: An air bag that fails to deploy, deploys late or inflates abnormally takes away protection the occupant is relying on in a crash.
The remedy
Dealers will apply a protective lubricant gel to the driver’s air bag connector terminals, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed August 3, 2026. Owners may contact Land Rover's customer service at 800-637-6837. Land Rover's number for this recall is D120.
About the air bags
An air bag system is a chain of parts — crash sensors, a control module, wiring, the inflator and the cushion. A fault anywhere in that chain can stop a bag from deploying, deploy it when it should not, or change how it inflates.
Vehicles covered by campaign 26V-389
- Land Rover Defender 2026202520242023202220212020
- Land Rover Discovery 202620252024202320222021
- Land Rover Range Rover 20262025202420232022
What to do
- Enter your VIN in NHTSA’s lookup (below) to confirm that your vehicle is included and that the repair has not already been done.
- Call a dealer for the brand and book the repair. Quote NHTSA campaign 26V-389 and the manufacturer’s number D120.
- If the notice tells owners not to let anyone sit in a particular seat, follow that until the repair is done.
- Safety recall repairs are carried out free of charge by the manufacturer’s dealers. If you already paid for this repair yourself, ask the manufacturer about reimbursement and keep your receipt.
Check by VIN
A campaign rarely covers every vehicle of a model year. Enter your 17-character VIN to find the recall campaigns filed for your make, model and model year. The VIN is on the driver’s side of the dashboard (visible through the windshield), on the door-jamb label, and on your registration and insurance documents.
Is a recall still open on your vehicle? Only NHTSA’s official VIN check can say whether a campaign applies to your exact vehicle and whether the repair has already been done.
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The official record
This page reproduces the campaign as filed with NHTSA. The NHTSA record is authoritative — if anything here differs, follow the agency.
Open campaign 26V-389 on NHTSA.gov