NHTSA Campaign 04V489000
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NHTSA campaign 04V489000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the structure: frame and members. The repair is free.
LAND ROVER filed the report for 04V489000 with NHTSA on October 7, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V489000, NHTSA lists up to 4 potentially affected vehicles, built between August 20, 2003 and August 28, 2003.
The 04V489000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
04V489000 covers 1 model from Land Rover, model years 2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V489000 ranks 16 of 17 LAND ROVER recalls on this site.
Besides 04V489000, LAND ROVER has 1 other recall on the structure on this site; the one before 04V489000 was 04V347000, reported on July 12, 2004.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AN INCORRECT WELD NUT WAS INSTALLED. LACK OF THIS BOLT COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE SUBFRAME TO CRACK OR BECOME DEFORMED.
- The risk
- A CRACKED OR DEFORMED SUBFRAME COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO INSTABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE SUBFRAME FIXING IS CORRECTLY FITTED AND CLAMPED UP. IF NECESSARY, THE SUBFRAME WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS CORRECT WELD NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
- Notes
- LAND ROVER RECALL NO. B175.
Reported October 7, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V489000 (1)
Land Rover (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V489000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 7, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted