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Service bulletins for the 2021 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.

514 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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Only bulletins with component: Electrical system are shown. Show all

Bulletins, newest first
SFCC_MAY2022_152022-06-01. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. FRONT LAMP UNIT SOFTWARE
SSM757272022-05-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. PIVI PRO USB INOPERATIVE
SFCC_APR2022_322022-05-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; POWER TRAIN. Customer concern will be a failure to restart after an Eco-stop. This may be interpreted as a stall, but the ignition will also turn off.
SSM755562022-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Accessory Integrated Air Compressor Error Code
SSM757192022-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Coolant Temperature Intermittently Displays High On Instrument Cluster
SSM757082022-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. USB Socket At Front Portable Media Interface Panel Inoperative Or Not Illuminating
SFCC_FEB2022_382022-03-03. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:BODY CONTROL MODULE/BCM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Charge warning light on, MIL light
SFCC_JAN2022_462022-02-04. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:SWITCHES/KNOBS/BUTTONS. Seat Mounted Seat Switches Not Working
SFCC_JAN2022_422022-02-04. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ENGINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Failure to restart out of eco-stop
SSM713602022-01-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Software Update.
SSM755932022-01-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Accessory Integrated Air Compressor Error Code
SFCC_DEC2021_442022-01-08. Service bulletin. SEATS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Seat Mounted Seat Switches Not Working
SFCC_DEC2021_192022-01-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:SOFTWARE; EQUIPMENT. Surround camera; 360 Park Aid features or any of the feature is not operating.
PIVI IP312021-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AUDIO No audio output when audio system appears to be on issue is now corrected CONNECTIVITY Improved WiFi and HotSpot Functionality WiFI hotspot appears but no data connection is available issue as been fixed INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE (IPC) Fixing of flickering IPC for media information NAVIGATION Navigation improvements for freezes and slow boot ups The map view intermittently changing the zoom and switching 2D, 3D layout selection without user input is now corrected Japan market Navigation can now be launched from the home screen Navigation location tracking freezing during a drive cycle issue is now corrected Issue from last software update that locks the map to a default location has been corrected PERSONALISATION Improvement in stability of personalisation features SOFTWARE OVER THE AIR (SOTA) Improved robustness of system performance after a SOTA Update Improved robustness of firmware updates after a SOTA Update SPEECH Improved speech recognition SYSTEM Improvement in system stability in terms of System reset Improvement in general system stability Improvements in acoustic reliability / Audio loss Improvements in robustness in data persistency Graphical Improvements for placeholder screens and overlapping Text TELEMATICS Improvement in stability of the activation and deactivation of telematics services TOW BAR Improvement in Tow Bar functionality
SSM756182021-12-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ADAS:PARKING ASSIST:SENSORS. Near Field Sensing feature degradation (Surround camera; 360 Park Aid)
SSM755932021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. ACCESSORY INTEGRATED AIR COMPRESSOR ERROR CODE
SFCC_NOV2021_262021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. The Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) warning message is displayed on the instrument cluster (IPC).
SFCC_NOV2021_242021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Improvements/Fixes – Improvement in system stability – Improvements in acoustic reliability / Audio loss – Graphical Improvements – Flickering cluster for media info – Improved Speech support for features like Weather, Nav – Poor Speech recognition – Improvement in stability of personalization features – Introduction of IP oriented Sirius XM functionality – Improvement in Tow Bar functionality – Robustness in SW Performance post SOTA Update – Robustness in firmware updates post SOTA update – Navigation improvements – Improved Wi-Fi / Hotspot Functionality
SFCC_NOV2021_192021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. Affected vehicles will require software updates to the TCU & ICCM using Pathfinder to enable future SOTA updates and to install the latest PIVI IP31 software
NAS21.11.0142021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A potential issue has been identified on specific vehicles where, in locations where the vehicle has poor or no network connection, vehicles may experience intermittent resetting of the navigation system, following a recent Map Over The Air (MOTA) update. The navigation screen displayed on the Touchscreen will revert to the PIVI home screen and the navigation screen displayed in the instrument cluster panel will revert to displaying the manufacturer's logo. The system will self-recover and navigation will resume, however this fault may re-occur if the vehicle maintains poor or no network connection. No other vehicle features or systems are affected.
N639NAS12021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A potential issue has been identified on specific vehicles where, in locations where the vehicle has poor or no network connection, vehicles may experience intermittent resetting of the navigation system, following a recent Map Over The Air (MOTA) update. The navigation screen displayed on the Touchscreen will revert to the PIVI home screen and the navigation screen displayed in the instrument cluster panel will revert to displaying the manufacturer's logo. The system will self-recover and navigation will resume, however this fault may re-occur if the vehicle maintains poor or no network connection. No other vehicle features or systems are affected.
BIG5NOV21_41B2021-12-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. IP31 Includes numerous bug fixes, and also activates wireless CarPlay and Android Auto functionality to all PIVI vehicles.
SFCC_OCT2021_212021-11-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The wireless phone charger is not working with iPhone 12
SFCC_OCT2021_202021-11-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. AEB warning on Instrument Panel Cluster
SFCC_SEP2021_362021-10-06. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS; ENGINE. Customer States engine runs rough with MIL illuminated.

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.