NHTSA Safety Recalls
Land Rover Freelander Recalls by Year
NHTSA's files hold 6 recall campaigns for the Land Rover Freelander, across 4 model years from 2002 to 2005. The 2003 has the most (5); the fewest among years with a recall is 2005 (3).
- Model years
- 4
- Recall campaigns
- 6
- Most recalls
- 2003
- Owner complaints
- 455
2002–2005, with a recall
5 recalls
all model years, NHTSA
Owners have filed 455 complaints with NHTSA about the Land Rover Freelander across 6 model years; the most, 226, concern the 2002.
Owners marked a crash on 7 of the Land Rover Freelander complaints (2%) and a fire on 11.
Across all Land Rover Freelander model years, owners name the engine and engine cooling most often (at least 271 complaints), then the power train (123).
NHTSA received the most complaints about the Land Rover Freelander in 2008: 130, across all model years.
The component recalled most often on the Land Rover Freelander is latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch, in 5 model-year listings.
The newest Land Rover Freelander recall, 07V041000, was reported on February 9, 2007 and concerns the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch.
Land Rover Freelander years to avoid
Too few Land Rover Freelander model years have a complete complaint window to rank them: 3 of the 5 needed.
The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method
Recalls and complaints by model year
First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Land Rover Freelander years without a link have no recall page on this site.
What gets recalled most on the Land Rover Freelander
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH5
- EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH4
- STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS3
- AIR BAGS1
- STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS1
Land Rover Freelander model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.
Every Land Rover Freelander recall campaign (6)
| Campaign | Component | Years | Risk named | Vehicles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07V041000February 9, 2007 | exterior lighting: brake lights: switch | 2002–2005 | crash | 33,247 |
| 05V300000June 28, 2005 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2002–2005 | injury | 1,941 |
| 04V489000October 7, 2004 | structure: frame and members | 2003 | crash | 4 |
| 04V347000July 12, 2004 | structure: body: roof and pillars | 2002–2004 | crash and injury | 31,049 |
| 04V207000May 5, 2004 | latches/locks/linkages: doors: latch | 2003 | injury | 3,194 |
| 04V510000January 28, 2004 | air bags | 2005 | injury | 4 |
Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Land Rover Freelander. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.
Newest record on this page: December 21, 2019. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted