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Land Rover Defender 2020technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM75044 · NHTSA communication 10180857 · issued Sep 14, 2020

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Equipment
component
2020
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

During the launch of the Land Rover Defender, there have been multiple complaints related to a delamination of the Satin Protective Film (SPF) on the front and rear corners of the bonnet.

Vehicles covered

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.