Land Rover Discovery: Discovery (l319) And Range Rover Sport (l320) Tow Ball Detachment
Recall Summary Land Rover is recalling 178,444 Discovery and Range Rover Sport vehicles because the instructions for using detachable tow balls don't adequately warn users about a risk that could cause the tow ball to detach from the vehicle while in use, potentially separating the trailer. Land Rover will provide affected vehicle owners with an additional retaining bracket and installation instructions to address this issue.
- Recalling firm
- LAND ROVER
- Product
- Vehicles: LAND ROVER DISCOVERY, LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT. Units affected: 196,170
- Reason
- The manufacturer has determined that in affected vehicles the instructions provided on the method of use of detachable tow balls does not adequately warn of a non-obvious risk which could lead to a failure of the tow ball mechanism causing in-use detachment of the tow ball and trailer detachment. Remedy: Customers will be provided with an additional retaining bracket to fit to the vehicle when using the detachable tow ball together with full installation instructions.
- Classification
- Class II
- Category
- vehicle recall
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Agency
- UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
- Recall date
- 2025-06-05
- Status
- Ongoing
- Distribution
- United Kingdom
Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall details on Nibble Recalls: https://trynibble.app/recalls/4d569603-db19-4dbf-ab64-b83d0d24ab56