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
| Defender_N869_17JAN25 | 2025-02-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention. A software update to the TCU and GWM is required. |
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| Defender_N846_17JAN25 | 2025-02-07. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Belt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup |
| Defender_N815_17JAN25 | 2025-02-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) Wired Updates |
| MRC_JAN2025_51 | 2025-02-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. DEFENDER - 10" TOUCH SCREEN BLANK ON START-UP RANGE ROVER, RANGE ROVER SPORT - 'Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected' warning message displayed. |
| Defender_N846_20DEC24 | 2025-01-08. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Belt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup |
| Defender_N815_20DEC24 | 2025-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) Wired Updates |
| N918v3 | 2025-01-08. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Gasoline Catalytic Converter Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) |
| SSM76228 | 2025-01-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Oil leak from the transfer case |
| SSM76224 | 2025-01-07. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. `Rattle`, `Vibration` and `Creak` Type Noises From The Headliner Area |
| SSM76192 | 2025-01-07. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 10 inch IDMA screen blank on vehicle start |
| SSM76173 | 2025-01-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. MHEV DCDC Internal Failure With Warning Message Displayed On The Instrument Panel |
| SFCC_DEC2024_58 | 2025-01-07. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. The windshield trim is not sitting correctly or rattles. |
| SFCC_DEC2024_57 | 2025-01-07. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. rattle or creak type noise is heard from the headliner area. |
| N918v2 | 2024-12-10. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN. Gasoline Catalytic Converter Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) |
| N892v2 | 2024-12-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE. Engine Oil and Filter Change |
| Defender_N846_15NOV24 | 2024-12-05. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Belt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup |
| Defender_N815_15NOV24 | 2024-12-05. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) Wired Updates |
| SSM76223 | 2024-12-03. Other. ENGINE. Diagnostic Trouble Code Stored In The Powertrain Control Module |
| SSM76223 | 2024-12-03. Other. ENGINE. Diagnostic Trouble Code Stored In The Powertrain Control Module |
| SSM76222 | 2024-12-03. Other. STRUCTURE:BODY. Roof Opening Panel Not Operating as Expected |
| SSM76166 | 2024-12-03. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Front / Rear Door Latch - Silicon Contamination Causing Doors To Not Operate As Expected |
| SSM76049 - ATT | 2024-12-03. Other. POWER TRAIN. Noisy Rear Drive Shaft Assembly |
| SSM76049 | 2024-12-03. Other. POWER TRAIN. Noisy Rear Drive Shaft Assembly |
| SFCC_NOV2024_36 | 2024-12-03. Other. POWER TRAIN. MIL lamp on the instrument cluster. FUEL PUMP DRIVER MODULE INOPERATIVE |
| Defender_N846_18OCT24 | 2024-11-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Belt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.