The manufacturer filed it. Here it is, by model.
Land Rover Discovery: deaths and injuries the manufacturer reported to NHTSA
Land Rover reported 11 incidents alleging a death or injury in a Land Rover Discovery, model years 2001–2020, in its quarterly Early Warning reports to NHTSA (49 CFR 579.21), through 2026 Q1. Each is a claim the manufacturer received, not a finding; NHTSA does not verify them.
By model year
Source: manufacturer EWR death and injury reports and production reports| Model year | Incidents | Killed | Injured | Built | Per 100,000 built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 5 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19,369 | 10 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17,256 | 12 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19,775 | 5.1 |
The model year is the one the manufacturer named in the report. A model year with its own page links to it. “Built” is the manufacturer’s cumulative production for the model year from its latest Early Warning production report; the rate is incidents per 100,000 of them.
By the system the claimant named
Source: as the manufacturer reported it| System named | Incidents | Killed |
|---|---|---|
| Rollover | 4 | 2 |
| Backover Prevention | 2 | 1 |
| Power Train | 2 | 0 |
| Air Bags | 1 | 0 |
| Parking Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Lane Departure | 1 | 1 |
| Structure | 1 | 1 |
| Visibility | 1 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 0 |
| Service Brake System | 1 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 | 0 |
An incident naming several systems is counted under each. “Fire” and “Other” are categories in the rule, not systems.
Every one of these, dated and numbered
The defect dossier for the Land Rover Discovery puts each report beside the recalls, investigations, bulletins and owner complaints on the same system, as a PDF and two CSVs: the Land Rover Discovery, one system, every model year, numbered as exhibits.
The incidents
Source: VIN shown as NHTSA publishes it: the first eleven characters| Incident | Model year | State | Killed | Injured | Systems named | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-27 | 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Parking Brake System | 2024 Q4 |
| 2024-03-24 | 2016 | — | 0 | 1 | Air Bags | 2025 Q1 |
| 2021-02-23 | 2018 | CA | 0 | 1 | Power Train | 2021 Q2 |
| 2021-02-21 | 2020 | LA | 0 | 1 | Backover Prevention | 2021 Q4 |
| 2019-05-22 | 2019 | CA | 0 | 1 | Other | 2019 Q3 |
| 2018-08-20 | 2018 | SC | 1 | 0 | Backover Prevention · Lane Departure · Rollover · Structure · Visibility | 2021 Q1 |
| 2010-01-05 | 2004 | FL | 0 | 1 | Rollover | 2010 Q2 |
| 2009-10-11 | 2002 | FL | 1 | 0 | Rollover | 2010 Q2 |
| 2008-03-19 | 2003 | IL | 0 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control · Power Train | 2010 Q1 |
| 2005-02-20 | 2003 | NY | 0 | 1 | Rollover | 2010 Q2 |
| 2003-03-31 | 2001 | FL | 0 | 1 | Service Brake System | 2010 Q2 |
Each row above is a claim or notice Land Rover received alleging a death or injury in a Land Rover Discovery and reported to NHTSA as 49 CFR 579.21 requires; NHTSA does not verify it, and a Discovery that sold more will have more rows. All Land Rover models · What these reports are, and are not.