2003 Land Rover New Range Rover Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 38 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the power train. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
20
1crashes1injuries
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT
5
POWER TRAIN
3
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
2
SUSPENSION
2
EQUIPMENT
1
POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE)
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
1
STRUCTURE:BODY
1
SUSPENSION:FRONT
1
1crashes
Total complaints38

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“While driving on the new jersey turnpike traveling at a speed of approximately 65-70 miles an hour my truck suddenly made a loud noise and it felt like the brakes locked up and melt grinding sounds. I had it towed to a repair shop and was told it was front differential failure.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2018-08-13

“Driving up a hill and started to lose power. Eventually lost all power on highway and had to pull over and wait for a tow truck to come.”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2015-07-01

“Driving up a hill and started to lose power. Eventually lost all power on highway and had to pull over and wait for a tow truck to come.”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2015-07-01

“In october 2013 while I took my car to a private garage for oil change. The mechanic noticed that the frame on my vehicle was rotted out . He called me into the garage and showed me the problem. I immediately called the land rover dealership were the car was purchased new and they have been doing…”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2013-10-07

“In october 2013 while I took my car to a private garage for oil change. The mechanic noticed that the frame on my vehicle was rotted out . He called me into the garage and showed me the problem. I immediately called the land rover dealership were the car was purchased new and they have been doing…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2013-10-07

“The range rover is equipped with electronic cross linked air suspension (with variable ride height). Variable height suspension system switches from low to high on its own and creates a greater risk for roll over. When the car is operating on the high mode, without the driver being aware because…”

SUSPENSION · reported 2013-06-09

“My 2003 range rover hse suffered a failure of the front differential and driveshaft. A common and known issue to land rover. I was traveling down the interstate and suddenly lost all forward momentum. I had to immediately find a safe place to pull over and put on the hand brake to keep the vehicle…”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE · reported 2008-06-01

“My 2003 range rover hse differential died without warning. I had to be towed home ($200) + $1500 to fix it with an after market differential. *tr”

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT · reported 2008-04-12

Defect investigations

Investigation EA07012 Opened 2007-08-14 · closed 2008-12-10

FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE

SUMMARY:IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2, 2008, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 THROUGH 2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL (UK) ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JANUARY 3, 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2005, TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT JOINT…

Investigation EA07012 Opened 2007-08-14 · closed 2008-12-10

FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE

SUMMARY:IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2, 2008, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 THROUGH 2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL (UK) ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JANUARY 3, 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2005, TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT JOINT…

Investigation EA07012 Opened 2007-08-14 · closed 2008-12-10

FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE

SUMMARY:IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2, 2008, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 THROUGH 2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL (UK) ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JANUARY 3, 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2005, TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT JOINT…

Investigation EA07012 Opened 2007-08-14 · closed 2008-12-10

FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE

SUMMARY:IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2, 2008, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 THROUGH 2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL (UK) ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JANUARY 3, 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2005, TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT JOINT…

Investigation EA07012 Opened 2007-08-14 · closed 2008-12-10

FRONT DIFF. / PROPELLER SHAFT FAILURE

SUMMARY:IN A LETTER DATED DECEMBER 2, 2008, FORD MOTOR COMPANY (FORD) NOTIFIED NHTSA THAT LAND ROVER IS CONDUCTING A SAFETY RECALL OF MODEL YEAR (MY) 2003 THROUGH 2005 RANGE ROVER VEHICLES BUILT AT THE SOLIHULL (UK) ASSEMBLY PLANT FROM JANUARY 3, 2002 THROUGH FEBRUARY 22, 2005, TO REPLACE THE FRONT DRIVESHAFT JOINT…

Investigation PE07019 Opened 2007-04-04 · closed 2007-08-15

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT FAILURE

IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST (IR) LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI), FORD STATED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPORTED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES IS A MISALIGNMENT OF THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS.CERTAIN LEVELS OF MISALIGNMENT MAY OVER TIME CAUSE…

Investigation PE07019 Opened 2007-04-04 · closed 2007-08-15

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT FAILURE

IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST (IR) LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI), FORD STATED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPORTED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES IS A MISALIGNMENT OF THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS.CERTAIN LEVELS OF MISALIGNMENT MAY OVER TIME CAUSE…

Investigation PE07019 Opened 2007-04-04 · closed 2007-08-15

FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVESHAFT FAILURE

IN RESPONSE TO AN INFORMATION REQUEST (IR) LETTER SENT BY THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION (ODI), FORD STATED THAT THE PRIMARY CAUSE FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE REPORTED FRONT DIFFERENTIAL/DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES IS A MISALIGNMENT OF THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO COMPONENTS.CERTAIN LEVELS OF MISALIGNMENT MAY OVER TIME CAUSE…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 Land Rover New Range Rover as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.