Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 170,169 vehicles in the U.S. after regulators identified a converter defect that can cause a complete loss of drive power, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
A DC-DC converter defect can cut 12-volt system charging, causing complete loss of drive power and exterior lighting
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Jaguar Land Rover is recalling 170,169 vehicles in the U.S. after regulators identified a converter defect that can cause a complete loss of drive power, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said.
The recall covers nine models across the Land Rover and Jaguar lineups. According to MarketWatch, the root cause is a boost control microchip fault within the DC-DC converter itself. When that microchip fails, the vehicle loses the ability to charge its 12-volt system, which can then knock out drive power and exterior lighting entirely.
The affected Land Rover models are the 2021-2024 Range Rover Velar and Discovery, the 2020-2023 Range Rover Evoque, the 2019-2024 Range Rover Sport, the 2020-2024 Range Rover, the 2020 Discovery Sport, and the 2020-2024 Defender. The two Jaguar models included are the 2021-2024 F-Pace and the 2021-2022 E-Pace mild-hybrid electric vehicles.
NHTSA has not yet announced a fix, and no remedy has been finalized.
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