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
| TUCC_FEB2026_35 | 2026-03-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. There is a concern with the 48Volt charging system(DC/DC) with the vehicle. |
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| TUCC_FEB2026_34 | 2026-03-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. There is a concern/fault with the 48Volt MHEV system. |
| TUCC_FEB2026_33 | 2026-03-04. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. 12V STARTUP BATTERY FLAT - MILD HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE (MHEV) |
| 252602.027 - 12FEB26 | 2026-03-04. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Once the vehicle is powered down via ignition cycle, it may not restart depending on remaining residual charge. |
| SSM000021-27JAN26 | 2026-02-06. Other. STEERING. Vehicle Requires Steady Correction Steering Force to Remain in Lane |
| TUCC_JAN2026_26 | 2026-02-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. After vehicle off, the fan continues to run at high speeds. |
| TUCC_JAN2026_25 | 2026-02-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. There is a concern with the 48Volt charging system(DC/DC) with the vehicle. |
| TUCC_JAN2026_20 | 2026-02-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PIVI WIRELESS CARPLAY / ANDROID AUTO CONNECTIVITY |
| SSM000013-18DEC25 | 2026-01-09. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PIVI - Unable to log into InControl account in vehicle |
| SSM000017-19DEC25 | 2026-01-09. Other. ENGINE. Coolant fan may continue running at high speed after ignition shut-off |
| SSM76400-19DEC25 | 2026-01-08. Other. SUSPENSION. Rear Suspension Air Spring Positioning |
| SSM76397-10DEC25 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Unable to Log into InControl Account in Vehicle. |
| SSM000012-09DEC25 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Intermittent Passive Entry Operation |
| TUCC_DEC2025_39 | 2026-01-08. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. A battery warning light on and or electrical system failure message is displayed on instrument cluster. |
| TUCC_DEC2025_35 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Vehicles may exhibit PIVI Login concerns even with InControl Remote functions operating. |
| TUCC_DEC2025_34 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PASSIVE ENTRY INTERMITTENT OPERATION |
| TUCC_DEC2025_32 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. BODY / HMI CAN FUNCTIONS RESET EVERY 8-10 MINUTES |
| TUCC_DEC2025_28 | 2026-01-08. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The jump start information label has not been installed in the vehicles engine compartment. |
| D048 - 18NOV25 | 2025-12-03. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Jump Start Information Label Missing |
| Defender_N961_17OCT25 | 2025-10-31. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A junction box blanking connector is missing. |
| Defender_D006_17OCT25 | 2025-10-24. 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. |
| Defender_D001_17OCT25 | 2025-10-24. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The Automatic Pressure Maintenance Unit (APMU) may have been installed with a clash condition between the APMU hose and heatshield. Rubbing of the APMU hose on the heatshield could create pressure loss and / or fluid leak on 6Ddynamic suspension system over a period of time. |
| Defender_N961_18AUG25 | 2025-09-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A junction box blanking connector is missing. |
| Defender_D006_18AUG25 | 2025-09-04. 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. |
| Defender_D001_18AUG25 | 2025-09-03. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. APMU HOSE CLEARANCE TO HEATSHIELD |
The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.