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: Body and frame are shown. Show all
| SSM76493 - 25SEP26 | 2026-10-07. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. Accessory Wheel Arch Protection - Gaps Present Between Protection And Vehicle Body |
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| JLRTB02133NAS | 2025-07-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. Tapping Noise From A-Pillar Area |
| JLRTB02058NAS2 | 2025-07-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. Tapping Noise From A-Pillar Area |
| SFCC_DEC2024_58 | 2025-01-07. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. The windshield trim is not sitting correctly or rattles. |
| SSM76222 | 2024-12-03. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. Roof Opening Panel Not Operating as Expected |
| SFCC_DEC2023_37 | 2024-01-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS; STRUCTURE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. JLR Retailers have reported visible corrosion around the outlet of the exhaust tailpipe prior to PDI |
| JLRTB02052NAS3 | 2023-09-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. REAR DOORS DIFFICULT TO OPEN |
| SFCC_JUL2023_38 | 2023-08-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. The loadspace cover is sagging or has become damaged. |
| SFCC_JUN2023_48 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE. A customer may report that the rear tailgate glass shattered when closing a side door. |
| SFCC_JUN2023_46 | 2023-07-10. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. A customer may report that the front or rear door latch does not operate as expected. |
| JLRTB02052NAS2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. Rear Doors Difficult To Open |
| SFCC_NOV2022_35 | 2022-12-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; STRUCTURE. Customers will be reporting a squeaking noise inside the cabin. |
| SSM75779 | 2022-08-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; SUSPENSION; STEERING. CLICKING/TICKING NOISE WHILST TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT AND FULL LOCK AT LOW SPEEDS |
| SFCC_JUL2022_46 | 2022-08-05. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE; EQUIPMENT. Clicking/Ticking Type Noise Whilst Turning |
| SSM75744 | 2022-05-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:INTERIOR PANELS:DASHBOARD; EQUIPMENT. ACCESSORY DASHBOARD CAMERA INOPERATIVE |
| SFCC_JAN2022_45 | 2022-02-04. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. Water Ingress Into Passenger Compartment |
| SSM75429ATT | 2021-10-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. ROOF OPENING PANEL INOPERATIVE |
| SSM75429 | 2021-10-07. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS; EQUIPMENT. ROOF OPENING PANEL INOPERATIVE |
| SFCC_SEP2021_38 | 2021-10-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. Roof Opening Panel Inoperative |
| SSM75429 | 2021-09-03. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. ROOF PANEL OPENING INOPERATIVE - LOSS OF ONE TOUCH CLOSURE |
| SFCC_FEB2021_38 | 2021-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD; STRUCTURE. Tapping Noise from A-Pillar Area |
| SSM75178ATT | 2021-01-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. Rear Harness Clash with Rear Exhaust Heat Shield and Rear Stabilizer Bar |
| SSM75178 | 2021-01-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS; EQUIPMENT. Rear Harness Clash with Rear Exhaust Heat Shield and Rear Stabilizer Bar |
| SSM75160ATT | 2020-12-08. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. Water Ingress after Wading |
| SSM75160 | 2020-12-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. Water Ingress after Wading |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.