Service bulletins for the 2023 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.
406 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| 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 |
| SSM75941 | 2023-03-08. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:ELECTRONIC LOCK/LATCH ACTUATOR; EQUIPMENT. Key Remote Will Not Unlock/ Lock the Vehicle Intermittently And Smart Key Not Found Displayed |
| 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 |
| N763v6 UPS8522-6 | 2023-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Camshaft Carrier Drill Hole |
| N763 UPS8522-5 | 2023-03-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Camshaft Carrier Drill Hole |
| 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_39 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investigating reports of vehicle hard start/no start during PDI. |
| 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. |
| SFCC_FEB2023_14 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. P 6 ENGINE CAMSHAFT CARRIER |
| BIG5FEB23_28 | 2023-03-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. P 6 ENGINE CAMSHAFT CARRIER |
| 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 |
| SSM75915ATT2 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Camshaft Carrier |
| SSM75915ATT1 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Camshaft Carrier |
| SSM75915 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. Engine Camshaft Carrier |
| SSM75912 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. LONG CRANK/ HARD START/ NO START DURING PDI |
| SSM75898 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN; SUSPENSION. Rear Differential e-Diff - Knock Noise or Judder/Vibration |
| SFCC_JAN2023_38 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. Customer may have concerns related to microphone related functions not being available |
| 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. |
| SFCC_JAN2023_46 | 2023-02-07. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS; POWER TRAIN. Vehicle hard start/no start during PDI. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.