All briefings

September 2026

• Sep 30, 2026 — Two Land Rover recalls hit the Defender, including 2020–2024 trucks — campaigns 26V-599 and 26V-615The day's only machine-level safety news is a pair of NHTSA recalls covering the Land Rover Defender, one for a seat belt, one for a power-converter fault shared across much of the range.
• Sep 29, 2026 — Land Rover expands a DC-DC converter recall covering Defender and Discovery — power loss is the risk, a software update is the fixThe day's most consequential item is a safety recall affecting drive power on nearly 24,000 JLR SUVs, alongside two federal land closures and a run of new-product news.
• Sep 28, 2026 — Land Rover recalls ~24,000 SUVs, Defenders included, for a converter fault that can cut drive powerThe day's one safety action touches off-road-capable Land Rovers; the rest of it was racing and trail-repair reporting.
• Sep 26, 2026 — A Land Rover software recall lands the day's only safety item; everything else is gear, racing and auctionsNHTSA campaign 26V-599 covers a DC-DC converter fault on Land Rover's off-road line, while the rest of the day was product reviews, race sign-ups and collector sales.
• Sep 25, 2026 — Land Rover recalls 2019–2024 models over DC-DC converter failure — Defender and Discovery owners, watch your mailA software-and-hardware fault in the converter that manages a vehicle's power leads the off-road news, alongside a Wisconsin city opening its streets to side-by-sides.
• Sep 24, 2026 — Land Rover recalls Defender and Discovery over DC-DC converter failure — software fix coming, no stop-ride orderNHTSA campaign 26V-599 leads a day that also brought two Utah trail actions, a West Virginia restoration, and a run of new off-road hardware.
• Sep 23, 2026 — Land Rover recalls Defender and Discovery over a converter that can quit at start-up — software fix, no stop-ride orderA DC-DC converter fault brings the day's one safety recall for off-road machines, alongside a Wyoming fire-restriction lift and a run of product and industry news.
• Sep 22, 2026 — Four Ford recalls hit the F-150 and Bronco, Land Rover expands a converter fix — check your VIN before your next driveThe day's off-road record was dominated by recalls affecting the trucks and SUVs many readers actually run — none stop-ride, but several serious enough to schedule now.
• Sep 21, 2026 — Four Ford recalls headline the day, led by an F-150 fuel tank that may leak or detach while drivingNHTSA posted four Ford safety campaigns and the BLM's Lakeview District announced a fire prevention order; the rest of the day was product and racing news.
• Sep 18, 2026 — Four Ford recall campaigns — fuel tanks, axles, suspension and a Bronco air bagNHTSA has four Ford recalls covering 2023–2027 F-150 and 2026 Bronco trucks, alongside a BLM closure amendment and a run of gear and model news.
• Sep 17, 2026 — Four open Ford recalls: three F-150 Raptor campaigns and one BroncoNHTSA lists four Ford campaigns covering certain 2023–2027 F-150 Raptor and 2026 Bronco vehicles, and the CPSC has separately recalled Basecamp bicycle helmets.
• Sep 16, 2026 — Four Ford recalls cover F-150 Raptor axle, fuel tank, and suspension issues, plus a Bronco air bag defectNHTSA logged four separate Ford recall campaigns covering the F-150 Raptor's rear axle, fuel tank, and suspension along with the 2026 Bronco's right-hand-side curtain air bag, none of them requiring an immediate stop to driving.
• Sep 15, 2026 — Ford stacks four recalls — three F-150 campaigns, one 2026 Bronco; Toyota adds a fifthNHTSA posted four Ford campaigns and one Toyota campaign, none stop-ride, but two of the Ford defects can fail while you're driving.
• Sep 14, 2026 — Two more F-150 recalls go VIN-searchable today — one can lock a rear wheel, one can drop the fuel tankFord's newest F-150 campaigns open for VIN lookup on September 14, alongside a third F-150 recall, a Bronco air-bag recall, a Toyota label recall, and a re-issued Jeep Grand Cherokee spring recall.
• Sep 11, 2026 — Four Ford recalls lead the day: F-150 Raptor and Bronco campaigns, with a fuel tank that can detach and a rear axle that can lock upNHTSA logged six off-road-relevant recalls, four of them Ford, alongside two public-land stories out of Colorado and Washington.
• Sep 10, 2026 — Ford Files Three Separate Raptor Recalls in One Day, Plus a Bronco Airbag Fix and a Jeep Coil-Spring RedoNHTSA logged six vehicle recalls and BLM Montana-Dakotas opened a temporary road closure on September 10, 2026, while the aftermarket saw a major SuperATV acquisition and new 2027 off-road models from Husqvarna and Yamaha.
• Sep 9, 2026 — Two Jeep recalls open on NHTSA today — one for rear coil springs that can detach while drivingChrysler filed two safety recalls that become VIN-searchable September 9, alongside a trade-war warning for the motorcycle trade and a batch of new-product and land-use news.
• Sep 8, 2026 — Jeep's rear coil-spring recall grows again — springs can detach while drivingThe day's most consequential news was a Stellantis recall expansion covering Grand Cherokee rear coil springs that may be incorrectly installed and detach while driving, alongside a separate Jeep tire-pressure software recall, with VINs for both searchable on NHTSA.gov from September 9, 2026.