Service bulletins for the 2022 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.
466 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 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 |
| SSM76477 - 21JUL26 | 2026-08-05. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Intermittent Passive Entry Operation 24MY Or With New Service Smart Key Fob. |
| SSM76468 - 03JUL26 | 2026-08-05. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Unable to select Navigation when pressing the navigation Tile on theTouchscreen. |
| SSM76324 - 06JUL26 | 2026-08-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A low-speed ‘clonk’ type noise from the rear driveline, audible during low speed throttle inputs, often coupled with up/down gear changes. The noise is audible during normal road driving conditions. |
| E002 - 20JUL26 | 2026-08-04. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Exhaust System Oxygen (O2) Sensors - Extended Warranty |
| 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 |
| D006 Defender 15MAY26 | 2026-06-03. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The transfer case clutch and / or All Wheel Drive (AWD) lock cannot perform as designed. This may show as a reduction in torque to the front axle during driving or as an inability to apply the AWD lock. |
| SSM76404 - 12MAY26 | 2026-06-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Vehicles may exhibit a ‘clicking’ noise from the rear of the vehicle. The noise may be heard from one or both sides of the vehicle when moving forwards or backwards. Action: |
| N892v3 - 01MAY26 | 2026-06-03. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Arduous customer drive cycles have been found to accelerate the degradation of engine oil, leading to generation of engine oil sludge deposits in high pressure engine oil galleries of the engine and inside the Continuous Variable Valve Lift (CVVL) unit. |
| 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 |
| D006 Defender 17APR26 | 2026-05-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The transfer case clutch and / or All Wheel Drive (AWD) lock cannot perform as designed. This may show as a reduction in torque to the front axle during driving or as an inability to apply the AWD lock. |
| SSM76448 - 21APR26 | 2026-05-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Air Conditioning (AC) Inoperative. |
| N811 Defender 20MAR26 | 2026-04-07. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Door Zone Module - Quiescent Drain |
| D006 Defender 20MAR26 | 2026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The transfer case clutch and / or All Wheel Drive (AWD) lock cannot perform as designed. |
| TUCC_MAR2026_32 | 2026-04-07. Other. SUSPENSION. REAR DRIVELINE CLICK - NOISE |
| TUCC_MAR2026_31 | 2026-04-07. Other. SUSPENSION. REAR DRIVELINE CLICK - NOISE |
| 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 |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.