NHTSA Safety Recalls
2002 Land Rover Freelander Recalls
The 2002 Land Rover Freelander has 3 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on February 9, 2007.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Land Rover Freelander. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 3
- Owner complaints
- 226
- Crashes reported
- 4
- NHTSA crash test
- Not rated
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
4 fires
On a 2002 Land Rover Freelander, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
3 recalls on the 2002 Land Rover Freelander
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- Campaign
- 07V041000
- Reported
- February 9, 2007
- Vehicles affected
- up to 33,247
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Freelander
Latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch
- Campaign
- 05V300000
- Reported
- June 28, 2005
- Vehicles affected
- up to 1,941
- Risk NHTSA names
- injury
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2005 Freelander
Structure: body: roof and pillars
- Campaign
- 04V347000
- Reported
- July 12, 2004
- Vehicles affected
- up to 31,049
- Risk NHTSA names
- crash and injury
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 201, occupant protection in interior impact
- Same campaign
- also 2003–2004 Freelander
2002 Land Rover Freelander complaints by year
NHTSA has received 226 owner complaints about the 2002 Land Rover Freelander, the newest on April 25, 2015. Of these, 4 describe a crash (2%) and 4 a fire; owners reported 5 injuries.
In complaints about the 2002 Land Rover Freelander, the component group named most often is the engine and engine cooling (54%), followed by the power train (37%) and the visibility (12%).
None of the 2002 Land Rover Freelander's 3 recalls concerns the engine and engine cooling.
Where 2002 Land Rover Freelander owners gave the mileage (179 complaints), the median was 60,000 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Engine And Engine Cooling121
- Power Train83
- Visibility27
- Electrical System26
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic23
- Exterior Lighting13
Complaints received, by year
| 2002 | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 9 | |
| 2005 | 16 | |
| 2006 | 18 | |
| 2007 | 32 | |
| 2008 | 69 | |
| 2009 | 25 | |
| 2010 | 17 | |
| 2011 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | |
| 2013 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2002 Land Rover Freelander peaked in 2008, when NHTSA received 69. 21% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.
The 226 complaints about the 2002 Land Rover Freelander are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
Land Rover Freelander by model year
Newest record on this page: April 25, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted