As I was backing out my driveway I heard a loud pop noise and then noticed that my front drivers side tire has collapsed making the car un-driveable. Had I been driving at high speed it could have resulted in a dangerous life threatening situation. It was towed to the dealer for inspection. There I was told that Range rover in Canada and the uk had been recalled for the same malfunction. My Range rover has only been service by an authorized dealer and was at low mileage for the year of the car. Never had anyone who inspected or did work on the car saw any evidence that something was ready to break. It has since been repaired at a cost of $8031.68. I reported to Land Rover North America they have declined to recognize any fault on their end and did not provide any assistance for the repair when they have seen this in other countries on my same model and year. Here is the Canadian recall #N759 for steering knuckle collapsed.

- New Albany, OH, USA

My 2015 range rover had a catastrophic failure of the driver side steering knuckle while underway. This caused me to lose control of the vehicle and the wheel almost fell off the car. Fortunately, I was going less than 30 mph. The failure was caused by the regular application of brakes approaching an intersection. Without the support of the steering knuckle the wheel has no support and the steering and braking are compromised. The vehicle is currently at the landrover dealership in Bedford NH and has been inspected and the repair is estimated to cost 7900. An additional 3000 to replace the passenger side steering knuckle as well. There were no warning lamps or signs of the failure prior to the incident. The car has very low mileage for age and is exceptionally well maintained. Upon further investigation I discovered that hundreds of owners around the world and in the USA have experienced the same random failure on their 2015 model Range Rover. Both Landrover Canada and Land rover UK have issued safety recalls(N759 recall number) for the same year and model of my vehicle. Land Rover USA has not issued a recall and I think this is a major safety issue for this vehicle. The NHTSA should look into this. Clearly there was a bad batch of parts in the 2015 year and they have subsequently redesigned the parts. I've uploaded a couple of example letters for the international recalls. Yes the part is available for inspection or you can google it and see 100s of similar failures.

- Weston, MA, USA

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- Watsonville , CA, USA

The contact owns a 2015 Land Rover Range rover. While driving 65 mph, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact managed to veer to the shoulder of the road. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle, but the failure continued. The vehicle was towed to Land Rover scarborough (371 us-1, scarborough, me 04074, (207) 883-0161) where it was diagnosed that the steering rack bolts fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact was provided case number: [xxx] and the manufacturer offered 80% assistance toward the repair cost. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was unknown. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Portlin, ME, USA