1986 Land Rover Defender
Recalls, most-reported problems, crash-test ratings, fuel economy and what a 1986 Land Rover Defender is worth — from official NHTSA and EPA data. 1 on record.
1986 Land Rover Defender at a glance
Included: that car's specs and build sheet, model-year recall campaigns and a fair price.
1986 Land Rover Defender recalls 0
No NHTSA safety-recall campaigns are on record for the 1986 Land Rover Defender.
Source: U.S. NHTSA, checked 4 Nov 2026. A campaign covers the model year; to see whether a particular car still needs the repair, check its VIN on NHTSA.gov or ask a franchised dealer.
About the Land Rover Defender
The Land Rover Defender is a series of British off-road cars and pickup trucks. They have four-wheel drive, and were developed in the 1980s from the Land Rover series which was launched at the Amsterdam Motor Show in April 1948. Following the 1989 introduction of the Land Rover Discovery, "Land Rover" became the name of a broader marque, no longer the name of a specific model; thus, in 1990, Land Rover renamed them Defender 90, Defender 110 and Defender 130 respectively.
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