Land Rover bulletin 242503.051 27MAR25
What it says2nd Row Seat Will Not Tilt Forward for 3rd Row Access NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Land Rover filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Mar 28, 2025, received Apr 8, 2025, about the seats. It names 2 model years (2024–2025). A service bulletin is not a safety recall: it is the manufacturer telling its dealers how to diagnose or repair a condition, and whether the work is paid for depends on the warranty in force. Quoting the number at a service desk can save a diagnosis.
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What the bulletin says
Source: NHTSA's summary of the manufacturer's communication2nd Row Seat Will Not Tilt Forward for 3rd Row Access
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242503.051 27MAR25 | Service bulletin | Mar 28, 2025 | 11016800 | PDF, 79 KB |
The summary is NHTSA’s abstract of the document, as filed under 49 CFR 579.5. One communication is usually filed as several documents — the bulletin, a dealer notice, an owner letter — and the number on any of them finds this page. A PDF link is shown only once NHTSA’s own server has been seen to serve that document; the rest are checked over the following nights. Quote the number at a service desk; it is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Model years it names
Source: as the manufacturer filed themA vehicle page’s bulletin list shows the newest few communications filed against that model year; the count there is every one.
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What owners reported
Source: NHTSA complaint databaseOwners of the 2 model years this bulletin names have filed 61 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 3 of them name Seats — the same broad component group this bulletin is filed under. NHTSA groups complaints coarsely, so that means the same area of the vehicle, not necessarily the same fault.
While getting in the back seat, the buttons for the 2nd row seats to fold forward for the third row access are easily activated unknowingly, trapping people in between the 1st and 2nd row of seats. This has happened 3 times to 3 different people in my vehicle
2025 Land Rover Range Rover · Seats · filed with NHTSA Jul 21, 2026 · ODI 11751726
A complaint is one owner’s account, not a defect finding, and a bulletin is not a recall. Nothing here says this bulletin was issued because of these complaints, or that the repair it describes fixed them. Complaint files on this site begin in 2015.
More bulletins about the seats
Source: same model, same component group14 other manufacturer communications filed against the Land Rover Range Rover under the same component group (seats), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Land Rover list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM76506 - 10SEP26 | Other | Sep 10, 2026 | Front Row Seat Frame Rattle - Missing Grommet |
| TUCC_MAY2025_42 | Other | May 9, 2025 | Rear seat not latched warning is displayed on the instrument pack message center, but the seat is latched. |
| TUCC_MAY2025_40 | Other | May 9, 2025 | The 2nd row seat doesn’t ‘bunny hop’ (tilt forward for access) when trying to access the 3rd row seats. |
| TUCC_APR2025_54 | Other | Apr 11, 2025 | Rear seat not latched warning is displayed on the instrument pack message center, but the seat is latched. |
| TUCC_APR2025_53 | Other | Apr 11, 2025 | The 2nd row seat doesn’t ‘bunny hop’ (tilt forward for access) when trying to access the 3rd row seats. |
| SSM76298 - 27MAR25 | Other | Mar 28, 2025 | The second-row seat Bunny Hop feature for third-row seat access is inoperative. |
| SFCC_MAR2025_61 | Other | Mar 14, 2025 | Rear seat not latched warning is displayed on the instrument pack message center, but the seat is latched. |
| SFCC_MAR2025_58 | Other | Mar 14, 2025 | The 2nd row seat doesn’t ‘bunny hop’ (tilt forward for access) when trying to access the 3rd row seats. |
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Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Land Rover 242503.051 27MAR25 a recall?
No. A service bulletin is a manufacturer communication filed with NHTSA under 49 CFR 579.5; a safety recall carries an NHTSA campaign number (two digits, a letter, six digits) and a federal duty to repair for free. Check the vehicle’s recalls by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or on its page here.
Is the 242503.051 27MAR25 repair free?
Not automatically. A service bulletin describes how to diagnose or repair a condition; who pays depends on the warranty in force, any extension, and the dealer. Quoting the number can save a diagnosis either way.
Which vehicles does 242503.051 27MAR25 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2025 Land Rover Range Rover, 2024 Land Rover Range Rover. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.