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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| SSM76493 - 25SEP26 | 2026-10-07. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. Accessory Wheel Arch Protection - Gaps Present Between Protection And Vehicle Body |
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| SSM76492 - 20AUG26 | 2026-09-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. TCU Activation Failure And InControl App Inoperative After Software Update |
| SSM76487 - 20AUG26 | 2026-09-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Air Conditioning Inoperative / Intermittent Operation |
| N869 Defender 16JUN26 | 2026-07-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete. Specifically Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) PIVI and Gateway Module A (GWM). These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention. |
| N869 Defender 15MAY26 | 2026-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete. Specifically Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) PIVI and Gateway Module A (GWM). These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention. |
| N811 Defender 15MAY26 | 2026-06-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Door Zone Module - Quiescent Drain |
| N869 Defender 17APR26 | 2026-05-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete |
| N811 Defender 17APR26 | 2026-05-07. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Door Zone Module - Quiescent Drain |
| N811 Defender 20MAR26 | 2026-04-07. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Door Zone Module - Quiescent Drain |
| TUCC_MAR2026_28 | 2026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. While driving with satellite maps, sometimes image doesn't load fully and then comes back |
| TUCC_MAR2026_27 | 2026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INCONTROL REMOTE APP WAKE UP TIMER |
| TUCC_MAR2026_26 | 2026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. There are several scenarios where the key may be set to a deactivated state. |
| SSM76411 - 10MAR26 | 2026-04-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and unable to start their vehicle |
| SSM000028 - 18MAR26 | 2026-04-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Wireless Charger - Charging Interruption With iPhone 15 and 16 Devices |
| Defender_N869 02-20-2026 | 2026-03-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete. Specifically Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) PIVI and Gateway Module A (GWM). These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention. |
| Defender_N811 02-20-2026 | 2026-03-06. Other. ENGINE. Door Zone Module - Quiescent Drain |
| TUCC_FEB2026_35 | 2026-03-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. There is a concern with the 48Volt charging system(DC/DC) with the vehicle. |
| TUCC_FEB2026_34 | 2026-03-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. There is a concern/fault with the 48Volt MHEV system. |
| TUCC_FEB2026_33 | 2026-03-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 12V STARTUP BATTERY FLAT - MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV) |
| TUCC_JAN2026_26 | 2026-02-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. After vehicle off, the fan continues to run at high speeds. |
| TUCC_JAN2026_25 | 2026-02-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. There is a concern with the 48Volt charging system(DC/DC) with the vehicle. |
| TUCC_JAN2026_20 | 2026-02-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PIVI WIRELESS CARPLAY / ANDROID AUTO CONNECTIVITY |
| SSM000013-18DEC25 | 2026-01-09. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PIVI - Unable to log into InControl account in vehicle |
| SSM000017-19DEC25 | 2026-01-09. Other. ENGINE. Coolant fan may continue running at high speed after ignition shut-off |
| SSM76397-10DEC25 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Unable to Log into InControl Account in Vehicle. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.