2 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2025 Land Rover Defender. Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about this model year. Every recall repair is free at any Land Rover dealer.
Is yours affected? Recalls cover ranges of VINs, not every 2025 Land Rover Defender. Check your Defender by VIN and confirm open recalls at NHTSA.gov.
Each campaign as NHTSA published it: what is wrong, what can happen, and the fix. Newest first.
Owners filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Land Rover Defender, reporting 1 fires. Land Rover has issued at least 190 technical service bulletins (repair instructions to dealers) for this model year. Complaints are unverified owner reports; a recall is the manufacturer’s admission of a safety defect.
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Owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA about the 2025 Land Rover Defender. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“I was driving on [XXX] In Sarasota County, Florida, at approximately 70mph I witnessed flames coming from passenger rear portion of the car, I pulled over and jumped out at the interior was filled with smoke. In less than 15 minutes the car completely burned to nothing but black molten metal.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11690159
“My child was in the car seat and I noticed that the harness was not staying tight. I did research and apparently if a small object and or crumbs gets stuck under the fastener the harness won't lock in place. I reached out to the manufacturer and they failed to do anything about this.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11763448
“The windshield cracked the 1st week owned the car. Land Rover didn't warranty the windshield and have to buy a new one for 2500. The second windshield got a rock chip and now it expanded into a crack over 3 days.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11750447
“I am now on my 4th windshield on my 2025 Land Rover Defender 110. I have had 5 chips/cracks on these windshields. Only 1 crack was from a rock that you might expect glass breakage, the others were all caused by small pebble sized road gravel that was more like insect splatter.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11736334
“30 years of car ownership have never had a chipped or cracked windshield. 2025 Land Rover Defender has had 3 rock chips in a year and now a 20" crack from very minor impact from a pebble. This windshield has a design flaw and is extremely fragile.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11726310
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2025 Land Rover Defender is in every recall. Enter your 17-character VIN to see the recalls on record for your exact vehicle, then confirm which are still open at NHTSA.gov or with any Land Rover dealer.