Land Rover bulletin SFCC_SEP2023_42
What it saysThere is a wind or tapping type noise from the windshield area while driving NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Land Rover filed this with NHTSA as a service bulletin dated Sep 22, 2023, received Oct 6, 2023, about the equipment. It names 2 model years (2022–2023). 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 communicationThere is a wind or tapping type noise from the windshield area while driving
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFCC_SEP2023_42 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2023 | 10243678 | PDF, 66 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.
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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 167 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 28 of them name Visibility/Wiper — 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.
Windshield cracked spontaneously. No rock strike or evidence of chipping. Appears to originate upper right windshield cross to driver side. No accidents, impacts, or other damage. Heat stress (very hot sunny day) and spontaneous fracture. This impedes optimal visibility
2022 Land Rover Defender · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Jul 2, 2023 · ODI 11530032
Windshield cracked for no apparent reason. No rock chip. Crack at upper middle of the windshield and goes towards driver side about 16 inches long
2023 Land Rover Defender · Visibility/Wiper · filed with NHTSA Jul 7, 2024 · ODI 11599602
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 equipment
Source: same model, same component group14 other manufacturer communications filed against the Land Rover Defender under the same component group (equipment), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Land Rover list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| SFCC_FEB2024_32 | Service bulletin | Feb 9, 2024 | Lane Assistance Not Available warning present on Instrument cluster. Lane Keep assist function not possible. |
| SFCC_DEC2023_41 | Service bulletin | Dec 20, 2023 | The headlamp washer nozzles seep fluid when not in use and leave residue on the bezels |
| N846v2 | Service bulletin | Nov 22, 2023 | Belt Integrated Starter Generator (BISG) Charging Inoperative on First Startup |
| SFCC_NOV2023_42 | Service bulletin | Nov 10, 2023 | The roof opening panel sticks in the tilt position during high ambient temperatures. |
| SFCC_NOV2023_33 | Service bulletin | Nov 10, 2023 | JLR Retailers have reported visible corrosion around the outlet of the exhaust tailpipe prior to PDI |
| SSM76096 | Service bulletin | Oct 19, 2023 | Front Suspension Rattle/Knock Noise when Driving on Rough or Broken Road Surfaces |
| SFCC_OCT2023_48 | Service bulletin | Oct 16, 2023 | The roof opening panel sticks in the tilt position during high ambient temperatures. |
| SFCC_SEP2023_41 | Service bulletin | Sep 22, 2023 | The headlamp washer jet nozzles are leaking fluid when not operating the washers |
Quote the number at the service desk. It is what the dealer’s system is keyed on.
Every manufacturer communication NHTSA holds for Land Rover, by the number printed on the letter.
Common questions
Source: NHTSA, 49 CFR 579.5Is Land Rover SFCC_SEP2023_42 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 SFCC_SEP2023_42 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 SFCC_SEP2023_42 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 2 model years: 2023 Land Rover Defender, 2022 Land Rover Defender. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.