# Service bulletins for the 2026 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.

60 bulletins from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

- [D089 Defender 18SEP26](/bulletins/11038342.md), 2026-10-07, Other: ENGINE. The engine coolant temperature amber warning is not enabled and not displayed on the instrument panel cluster.
- [D048 Defender 18SEP26](/bulletins/11038305.md), 2026-10-07, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Jump Start Information Label Missing
- [SSM76508 \- 11SEP26](/bulletins/11038296.md), 2026-10-07, Other: POWER TRAIN. Diagnostic Trouble Code stored in the Powertrain Control Module\(PCM\). The DTC may be unable to be cleared and may return to a confirmed status after three drive cycles.
- [SSM76493 \- 25SEP26](/bulletins/11038293.md), 2026-10-07, Other: STRUCTURE:BODY. Accessory Wheel Arch Protection \- Gaps Present Between Protection And Vehicle Body
- [D089 Defender 21AUG26](/bulletins/11037135.md), 2026-09-08, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Engine coolant temperature amber warning is not enabled and not displayed on the instrument panel cluster. The engine coolant temperature amber warning gives the vehicle driver more warning and time to react to the engine getting hot. If the engine coolant temperature amber warning is not enabled the first warning for engine overheating is a red warning displayed on the instrument panel cluster, this then leads to engine power restriction to protect the vehicle.
- [D048 Defender 21AUG26](/bulletins/11037130.md), 2026-09-08, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Jump Start Information Label Missing
- [SSM76492 \- 20AUG26](/bulletins/11037119.md), 2026-09-08, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. TCU Activation Failure And InControl App Inoperative After Software Update
- [SSM76487 \- 20AUG26](/bulletins/11037117.md), 2026-09-08, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Air Conditioning Inoperative / Intermittent Operation
- [D089 Defender 17JUL26](/bulletins/11035867.md), 2026-08-05, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Car Configuration File \(CCF\) Update
- [D048 Defender 17JUL26](/bulletins/11035859.md), 2026-08-05, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Jump Start Information Label Missing
- [SSM76477 \- 21JUL26](/bulletins/11035735.md), 2026-08-05, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Intermittent Passive Entry Operation 24MY Or With New Service Smart Key Fob.
- [SSM76470 \- 06JUL26](/bulletins/11035734.md), 2026-08-05, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Increased effort required to close one or more vehicle doors.
- [SSM76468 \- 03JUL26](/bulletins/11035732.md), 2026-08-05, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Unable to select Navigation when pressing the navigation Tile on theTouchscreen.
- [SSM76463 \- 06JUL26](/bulletins/11035730.md), 2026-08-05, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Wireless Device Charger Inoperative Post Software Update
- [SSM76324 \- 06JUL26](/bulletins/11035679.md), 2026-08-04, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. 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.
- [D089 Defender 16JUN26](/bulletins/11034881.md), 2026-07-08, Other: ENGINE. A Car Configuration File \(CCF\) update is required, the engine coolant temperature amber warning will then be displayed on the instrument panel cluster when required.
- [D048 Defender 16JUN26](/bulletins/11034873.md), 2026-07-08, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Jump Start Information Label Missing
- [SSM76462 \- 22JUN26](/bulletins/11034860.md), 2026-07-08, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Software Update
- [D089 Defender 15MAY26](/bulletins/11033389.md), 2026-06-04, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Engine coolant temperature amber warning is not enabled and not displayed on the instrument panel cluster. The engine coolant temperature amber warning gives the vehicle driver more warning and time to react to the engine getting hot. If the engine coolant temperature amber warning is not enabled the first warning for engine overheating is a red warning displayed on the instrument panel cluster, this then leads to engine power restriction to protect the vehicle.
- [D048 Defender 15MAY26](/bulletins/11033285.md), 2026-06-03, Other: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Jump start information label has not been installed in the vehicle’s engine compartment.
- [SSM76457 \- 26MAY26](/bulletins/11033270.md), 2026-06-03, Other: POWER TRAIN. Amber MIL being displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster on vehicles equipped with a Gen4 transmission.
- [SSM76457 \- 21MAY26](/bulletins/11033267.md), 2026-06-03, Other: POWER TRAIN. Amber MIL being displayed on the Instrument Panel Cluster on vehicles equipped with a Gen4 transmission.
- [SSM76454 \- 12MAY26](/bulletins/11033264.md), 2026-06-03, Other: POWER TRAIN. Malfunction Indicator Lamp \(MIL\) is illuminated on the instrument panel.
- [SSM76404 \- 12MAY26](/bulletins/11033261.md), 2026-06-03, Service bulletin: UNKNOWN OR OTHER. Vehicles may exhibit a ‘clicking’ noise from the rear of the vehicle. The noise may be heard from one or both sides of the vehicle when moving forwards or backwards. Action:
- [N892v3 \- 01MAY26](/bulletins/11033241.md), 2026-06-03, Service bulletin: ENGINE. Arduous customer drive cycles have been found to accelerate the degradation of engine oil, leading to generation of engine oil sludge deposits in high pressure engine oil galleries of the engine and inside the Continuous Variable Valve Lift \(CVVL\) unit.

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