Land Rover is recalling certain 2024–2026 Range Rover Sport SUVs because cracks may develop in the rear subframe. This Range Rover subframe recall traces back to parts made at a supplier. In fact, Land Rover’s own filing says a forging defect turned up at the supplier in June 2026.

NHTSA files the problem under frame and structural members. According to the agency, a cracked subframe may reduce structural integrity and raise the risk of injury in a crash. It may also hurt handling and control.

Still, there’s some good news for owners. Jaguar Land Rover says it has no U.S. claims, field reports, accidents or injuries linked to the issue. So here’s what the filing shows, and what happens next.

Which SUVs the Range Rover subframe recall covers

The NHTSA recall record lists the campaign as 26V613. It shows that the agency received the report from Jaguar Land Rover North America on Sept. 24, 2026. The recall covers certain 2024, 2025 and 2026 Range Rover Sport models.

However, the size of the recall is less clear. NHTSA’s record lists 1,073 vehicles as potentially affected. By contrast, the description in Land Rover’s Part 573 safety recall report cites 873 vehicles in the U.S. and federalized territories. Meanwhile, autoevolution’s report says the filing lists 783 units.

Because the figures don’t match, owners are better served by a VIN check than by any single count. According to the Part 573 description, the SUVs came from the Solihull assembly plant in the U.K. between Oct. 3, 2023, and May 22, 2026.

How the cracks got past the supplier

The part in question is rear subframe M8E2-5K091-BD. First, Linamar cast it as a Tier 2 supplier. Then Gestamp, a Tier 1 supplier in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, assembled it, according to the filing.

On June 4, 2026, the supplier detected a forging defect in a rear subframe. The cause, Land Rover says, lay in the process itself. The process counted on the final machining step to remove material from the affected area. As a result, it did not routinely remove cracks there.

Autoevolution’s breakdown explains it plainly. In short, manual checks treated the area as self-correcting, and nobody verified that the machining actually removed the cracks. Autoevolution also reports that the part went into quarantine in June 2026.

Thousands of photos, and many missing

After the June find, Land Rover ran a manual inspection of multiple thousands of production images. That’s how it tried to sort good subframes from bad ones. However, the filing says system storage errors over time left many images out of reach.

According to autoevolution, that photo review ran from June through September. Then the paper trail moved quickly. On Sept. 4, 2026, a review body the filing calls the PSCC looked at the findings.

Next, on Sept. 11, engineers reported that a risk “could not be ruled out.” Finally, on Sept. 17, the PSCC decision forum agreed it was a safety risk.

Even after the filing, the details kept moving. On Sept. 25, the company identified an “incorrect assumption” in its VIN list. Separately, autoevolution reports that a production fix took effect in June 2026, with improved end-of-line quality checks.

What the fix involves

The remedy comes in two parts. Under recall D165, vehicles known to have a cracked rear subframe get a new subframe. Meanwhile, under D166, dealers will inspect vehicles whose photographic inspection Land Rover could not complete.

NHTSA’s record sums it up the same way. In other words, dealers will inspect and replace the rear subframe as necessary, free of charge. Also, autoevolution notes that dealers replace a subframe completely if inspection finds a crack.

When Range Rover Sport owners will hear

Land Rover’s filing says it will notify dealers on Oct. 8, 2026. After that, interim owner letters go out on or before Nov. 20, 2026. A second letter follows once the final remedy is available.

Owners who don’t want to wait can call Land Rover customer service at 1-800-637-6837. In that case, they should mention recall numbers D165 and D166.

Another option is the NHTSA recall lookup. For example, it checks a vehicle by its 17-character VIN, which sits on the lower left of the windshield.

For now, the record is clean in one respect. According to the Part 573 report, there have been no reported accidents, injuries or fires in the U.S. from the subframe concern, and interim letters are due by Nov. 20, 2026.

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