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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.

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Bulletins, newest first
TUCC_MAY2026_042026-06-03. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Printed circuit board fault within the smart key may be present. The printed circuit board fault can cause a smart key battery drain which affects the functionality of the smart key.
N961 Defender 17APR262026-05-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Junction box blanking connector is missing.
https://portal.nhtsa.gov/2026-05-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The jump start information label has not been installed in the vehicle’s engine compartment
D006 Defender 17APR262026-05-06. 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.
D001 Defender 17APR262026-05-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 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.
SSM76451 - 23APR262026-05-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Where vehicles are supported by a 12V Battery Support Unit (BSU) and repeatedly interacted with while the engine is not running, the 48V battery may, in the absence of intervention, discharge to a non‑recoverable state.
SSM76448 - 21APR262026-05-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Air Conditioning (AC) Inoperative.
N961 Defender 20MAR262026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Junction box blanking connector is missing.
D048 Defender 20MAR262026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The jump start information label has not been installed in the vehicle’s engine compartment.
D006 Defender 20MAR262026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The transfer case clutch and / or All Wheel Drive (AWD) lock cannot perform as designed.
D001 Defender 20MAR262026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The Automatic Pressure Maintenance Unit (APMU) may have been installed with a clash condition between the APMU hose and heatshield.
TUCC_MAR2026_322026-04-07. Other. SUSPENSION. REAR DRIVELINE CLICK - NOISE
TUCC_MAR2026_312026-04-07. Other. SUSPENSION. REAR DRIVELINE CLICK - NOISE
TUCC_MAR2026_282026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. While driving with satellite maps, sometimes image doesn't load fully and then comes back
TUCC_MAR2026_272026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INCONTROL REMOTE APP WAKE UP TIMER
TUCC_MAR2026_262026-04-07. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. There are several scenarios where the key may be set to a deactivated state.
SSM76411 - 10MAR262026-04-06. Other. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. Smart Key Deactivated message on instrument cluster and unable to start their vehicle
SSM000028 - 18MAR262026-04-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Wireless Charger - Charging Interruption With iPhone 15 and 16 Devices
Defender_N961 02-20-20262026-03-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A junction box blanking connector is missing.
Defender_D048 02-20-20262026-03-06. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. The jump start information label has not been installed in the vehicle’s engine compartment.
Defender_D006 02-20-20262026-03-06. 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.
Defender_D001 02-20-20262026-03-06. 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.
SSM76404 - 18FEB262026-03-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Driveline Noise Concerns
SSM000027 - 06FEB262026-03-04. Other. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. RFA module unresponsive at PDI
TUCC_FEB2026_422026-03-04. Other. STEERING. STEERING REQUIRES STEADY CORRECTION FORCE

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.