Service bulletins for the 2025 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.
190 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
By type
By component
| Defender_N961_20JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Blanking Connector - Install |
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| Defender_D001_20JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Automatic Pressure Maintenance Unit (APMU) Hose Clearance to Heatshield |
| SSM76347 - 24JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Certain vehicles are displaying a Stop Safely Electrical Fault Detected warning message on the instrument panel. |
| SSM76343 - 11JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. POWER TRAIN. Engine Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) illuminated on Instrument Cluster |
| SSM76331 - 13JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. SUSPENSION. Noise From Rear Suspension When Driving On An Uneven Road Surface |
| SSM76326 - 16JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. STEERING. Squeak Type Noise From Steering Column When Steering Wheel Is Rotated |
| SSM76269ATT - 24JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Turbocharger Coolant Inlet/or Outlet Pipe Leak |
| SSM76269 - 24JUN25 | 2025-07-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Turbocharger Coolant Inlet/or Outlet Pipe Leak |
| TUCC_JUN2025_56 | 2025-07-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The air conditioner does not blow cold air. |
| TUCC_JUN2025_49 | 2025-07-07. Other. POWER TRAIN. Customer reports of 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. |
| TUCC_JUN2025_47 | 2025-07-07. Other. POWER TRAIN. When selecting low range or off-road driving mode, customers may experience the following warning message displayed on the instrument panel Traction Reduced - 2 Wheel Drive Only. |
| TUCC_JUN2025_46 | 2025-07-06. Other. POWER TRAIN. MIL on Instrument cluster. |
| TUCC_JUN2025_43 | 2025-07-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. The SOTA Campaign number displayed in the software update screen in the vehicle is only updated when a SOTA campaign completes successfully. |
| TUCC_JUN2025_28 | 2025-07-06. Other. POWER TRAIN. TURBOCHARGER COOLANT FEED AND RETURN PIPE O- RING LEAK |
| TUCC_JUN2025_27 | 2025-07-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Vehicle 12V Circuit Recovery |
| TUCC_JUN2025_26 | 2025-07-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. If the startup battery test plan finds a fault, you will be granted AutoFRED approval and may proceed with repairs. |
| TUCC_JUN2025_7-14 | 2025-07-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. If the startup battery test plan finds a fault, you will be granted AutoFRED approval and may proceed with repairs. |
| JLRTB02133NAS | 2025-07-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. Tapping Noise From A-Pillar Area |
| Defender_N961_16MAY25 | 2025-06-05. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Junction box blanking connector is missing. A new blanking connector needs to be installed. |
| SSM76328 - 21MAY25 | 2025-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. JLR Engineering investigations have identified reports of the Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning(HVAC) evaporator sensor not operating as expected |
| SSM76327ATT - 19MAY25 | 2025-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. JLR Engineering investigations have identified that the passenger ambient light guide is not illuminating at Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI). |
| SSM76327 - 19MAY25 | 2025-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. JLR Engineering investigations have identified that the passenger ambient light guide is not illuminating at Pre-Delivery Inspection (PDI). |
| SSM76324ATT3 - 21MAY25 | 2025-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. JLR Engineering investigations have found customer reports of 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. |
| SSM76324ATT2 - 21MAY25 | 2025-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. JLR Engineering investigations have found customer reports of 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. |
| SSM76324ATT1 - 21MAY25 | 2025-06-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. JLR Engineering investigations have found customer reports of 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. |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.