Service bulletins for the 2020 Land Rover Defender
A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.
554 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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By component
By trouble code
| SSM75953 | 2023-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. P6 Engine Primary belt shredding - MHEV only |
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| SFCC_MAR2023_35 | 2023-04-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. ENGINE PRIMARY BELT SHREDDING - P6-3.0L MHEV |
| SFCC_MAR2023_29 | 2023-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. PIVI based "Weather App", which is accessed from the app drawer, voice and can be a home tile is inoperative – it does not update with location, does not display any weather-related information and will not recover with new software or hardware. |
| SSM75930 | 2023-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. ENGINE MISFIRE |
| SSM75556 | 2023-03-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Accessory Integrated Air Compressor Operational Issues |
| SFCC_FEB2023_44 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. BACK OVER PREVENTION:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. A customer may complain that the accessory fitted air compressor is inoperative and or displays an error code. |
| SFCC_FEB2023_43 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; BACK OVER PREVENTION. A customer may complain of a rattling type noise from the accessory fitted raised air intake tube. |
| SFCC_FEB2023_38 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Customer reports, Engine Light is on and engine running rough. |
| SFCC_FEB2023_36 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Customer reports, Engine Light is on and poor cabin heating. |
| JLRTB02052NAS2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Rear Doors Difficult To Open |
| SSM75925 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Oil Leak – Transmission Oil Cooler Pipes |
| SSM75918 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING; POWER TRAIN. CHECK ENGINE (AMBER) AND POOR CABIN HEATING |
| SSM75898 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; SUSPENSION. Rear Differential e-Diff - Knock Noise or Judder/Vibration |
| SFCC_JAN2023_50 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Customers will be reporting a knocking noise or judder/vibration, from the rear of the vehicle when turning the left or right during low speed. |
| SSM75908 | 2023-01-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Malfunction Indicator Lamp |
| SSM75825ATT | 2023-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MHEV DC/DC Converter - Squeaking Noise From Inside The Cabin. |
| SSM75825 | 2023-01-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MHEV DC/DC Converter - Squeaking Noise From Inside The Cabin. |
| N641NAS3 | 2023-01-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Certain 2020 to 2022 model year vehicles are unable to complete software updates through Software Over The Air (SOTA) due to incorrect Telematic Control Unit Module (TCU) or PIVI software. |
| SFCC_DEC2022_36 | 2023-01-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Customer reports coolant level low message on dash or a coolant leak. |
| SFCC_DEC2022_35 | 2023-01-05. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; SUSPENSION. Customers will be reporting a knocking noise or judder/vibration, from the rear of the vehicle when turning the left or right during low speed. |
| SSM75825ATT | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MHEV DC/DC Converter - Squeaking Noise From Inside The Cabin. |
| SSM75825 | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. MHEV DC/DC Converter - Squeaking Noise From Inside The Cabin. |
| SSM75892 | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Noise From Sunroof Blind When Opening And Closing |
| SSM75898 | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Rear Differential e-Diff - Knock Noise or Judder/Vibration |
| SSM75881 | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Deployable Side Steps Inoperative |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.