Land Rover bulletin SSM76249
What it saysThermostat Housing Engine Coolant Leak NHTSA’s full summary ↓
Land Rover filed this with NHTSA as a manufacturer communication dated Feb 3, 2025, received Mar 7, 2025, about the engine. It names 16 model years (2020–2024). A manufacturer communication 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 communicationThermostat Housing Engine Coolant Leak
Document filed under this number
| Document | Kind | Dated | NHTSA id | At NHTSA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSM76249 | Other | Feb 3, 2025 | 11015332 | PDF, 72 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 16 model years this bulletin names have filed 689 complaints with NHTSA since 2015. 134 of them name Engine — 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.
I was driving on Ware Rd about 50 MPH on my way home. The vehicle turned off while I was driving and had to turn into a street before the vehicle stopped moving. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms prior to the failure. If I had been on a highway, there would not have been a way for me to get out of dangerous traffic.
2022 Land Rover Discovery · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jan 4, 2026 · ODI 11708665
After coming to a complete stop at an intersection, I looked left-right-left before proceeding across the intersection. At the time I began to cross the intersection my vehicle seemingly did not accelerate as normal, causing my vehicle to be hit on the right driver side panel, spun around, and ripping the entire front end of my car off.
2023 Land Rover Range Rover · Engine · filed with NHTSA Jun 20, 2026 · ODI 11745341
The contact owns a 2020 Land Rover Range rover 3.0. The contact stated while driving on the highway heard loud bang, no warning lights illuminated, continued to drive. white grayish Smoke coming from underneath the vehicle and a burning oil smell. There was also a lot of oil spots visible underneath the vehicle. Pulled off the road.
2020 Land Rover Range Rover · Engine · filed with NHTSA May 7, 2026 · ODI 11736390
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 engine
Source: same model, same component group93 other manufacturer communications filed against these Land Rover models under the same component group (engine), newest first. The eight newest are listed; the rest are on the Land Rover list.
| Number | Kind | Dated | NHTSA’s summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| D089 Defender 18SEP26 | Other | Sep 18, 2026 | The engine coolant temperature amber warning is not enabled and not displayed on the instrument panel cluster. |
| D061 Range Rover 18SEP26 | Other | Sep 18, 2026 | Turbocharger Coolant Feed / Return Leak |
| D011 Range Rover 18SEP26 | Other | Sep 18, 2026 | Coolant Bypass Hose Leak |
| D011 Defender 18SEP26 | Other | Sep 18, 2026 | Coolant Bypass Hose Leak |
| N861 Range Rover 21AUG26 | Other | Aug 21, 2026 | Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) Battery Offline |
| D061 Range Rover 21AUG26 | Other | Aug 21, 2026 | Turbocharger Coolant Feed / Return Leak |
| D061 Defender 21AUG26 | Other | Aug 21, 2026 | Turbocharger Coolant Feed / Return Leak |
| D061 Range Rover 17JUL26 | Other | Jul 17, 2026 | Turbocharger Coolant Feed / Return Leak |
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 SSM76249 a recall?
No. A manufacturer communication 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 SSM76249 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 SSM76249 cover?
The manufacturer filed it against 16 model years: 2024 Land Rover Defender, 2023 Land Rover Defender, 2022 Land Rover Defender, 2021 Land Rover Defender, 2020 Land Rover Defender, 2024 Land Rover Discovery and more. Whether one particular vehicle is affected is a matter of its VIN and its build, not its model year alone.