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June 16, 2026 Other

Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete

Land Rover technical service bulletin N869 Defender 16JUN26 for 2020-2023 Land Rover Defender.

Bulletin number
N869 Defender 16JUN26
Component
Unknown or other
Summary
Software Over The Air (SOTA) updates are failing to complete. Specifically Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) PIVI and Gateway Module A (GWM). These vehicles have now been stopped from further SOTA attempts and require a wired intervention.

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