3 NHTSA safety recalls cover the 2026 Land Rover Defender. Owners have filed 6 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 2026 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 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Land Rover Defender. Land Rover has issued at least 60 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.
Read Land Rover Defender owner complaints and bulletins, every year
Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA about the 2026 Land Rover Defender. A few in their own words, shortened. Complaints are unverified and are not proof of a defect or of any recall.
“My instrument cluster will dim to a nearly unreadable level at random times during the day. This appears to be a common and documented issue with Land Rover Defenders. I have seen a multitude of forum posts going back several years about this issue.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11766434
“Driving along when electrical warning light came on and car died. Coasted into safe parking space. Would not start. Dash controls would not respond. This is the day after we bought it. It had been on trickle charge at the dealership and drove fine the evening we bought it.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11765553
“Red Error code popped up about battery. Then vehicle completely shut down. Was unable to put it in gear in order to move it to a safe place, therefore my vehicle blocked traffic.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11758849
“WE WERE DREIVING ALONG AT 40 MILES PER HOUR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON A EMERGECY WARING CAME ON 2 SECONDS LATER AND THE CAR COMPLETE STOP WENT DEAD.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11755745
“The transmission has failed twice while the vehicle was in motion, causing loss of gear control and, on one occasion, loss of parking brake function. Incident 1 — March 24, 2026: While driving on the highway, the transmission failed and the vehicle entered a "safety mode.”
Complaint filed with NHTSA, not verified by the agency · NHTSA complaint 11749201
Search the official database: NHTSA. Excerpts are quoted from the public record, shortened at a sentence and with personal details removed.
Not every 2026 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.