Nearly 94,000 Range Rovers Recalled Over Rearview Camera Failures

Jaguar Land Rover will notify 2022–2026 Range Rover owners in December before dealers drill new tailgate drains and inspect cameras.

Brian Potter

By: Brian Potter

Oct 26, at 8:09am ET

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Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 93,997 US vehicles because water pooling near the tailgate can knock out the rearview camera. The company's own data shows 2,295 related claims and field reports piling up since August 2022, roughly 2.4 percent of the affected fleet.

The campaign covers certain 2022–2026 Land Rover Range Rover SUVs built between July 8, 2021, and June 4, 2024. Owners can check their vehicle identification number through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's recall lookup tool to confirm whether their truck is on the list.

Which Range Rovers Are Covered

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's campaign number is 26V678000, internally tracked by Land Rover as recall D171. It covers 93,997 vehicles, all 2022–2026 Range Rover models built across nearly five years of production.

Jaguar's recall covers US vehicles where the rearview camera image can simply fail to appear on the touchscreen. The company's field data points to a drainage flaw near the tailgate that has been building up complaints since mid-2022.

This isn't the brand's only recent recall headache. Land Rover has separately dealt with a rear subframe cracking issue on the Range Rover Sport and a much larger action over 250,000 SUVs with faulty airbags, so quality control has been a recurring theme for the automaker this year.

Interim owner notification letters are expected to begin mailing on December 11, 2026, explaining the issue before a permanent fix is ready. A second letter follows once the final remedy parts are available, per the automaker's filing with regulators.

How Water Wrecks The Camera

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2022 Land Rover Range Rover Exterior Review

The rearview camera sits mounted in the tailgate trim, an area that wasn't drilled with enough drain holes to let moisture escape. Water collects there over time, seeping into the camera housing and distorting or killing the backup image entirely.

It's not an isolated complaint. Rivian issued its own backup camera recall this year, and Volkswagen dealt with a similar Atlas camera defect, suggesting rearview hardware is proving to be a persistent weak point industrywide.

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Dealers will drill new drainage holes into the underside of the tailgate trim to let water drain properly instead of pooling. Technicians will also inspect each camera, replacing it at no charge if the water intrusion has already caused damage.

Jaguar Land Rover hasn't said how long the repair takes at a service center, and the interim fix means some owners may wait months before the permanent remedy parts ship. In the meantime, drivers should rely on mirrors and manual checks when backing up, especially in wet conditions where the defect is most likely to show itself.

Source: NHTSA

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