LAND ROVER

The risk

The product poses a risk of fire because condensation from the air conditioning evaporator mounted in the air conditioning unit can come into contact with the control circuit for the additional electric booster heater; resulting in a short circuit. This would normally cause draining of the battery which will eventually go flat, leading to a non-start situation. Additionally, the short circuit may lead to a distinct smell from hot and/or melted components which, in extreme circumstances, may develop into a fire inside the vehicle. All of these symptoms can occur either when the vehicle is in use or parked and unattended.

Product: The recall is specific to 2007 to 2009MY Freelander 2 Diesel vehicles fitted with an electric booster heater. VINs from H000100 to H111695.

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · official text, unchanged

Measures taken

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other Category of measure(s): Voluntary corrective actions taken by the importer.Date of entry into force: Unknown

Other fire alerts in 2008

34 of the 167 motor vehicle alerts published in 2008 concerned the same risk.

Who notified alerts in 2008

Safety Gate (European Commission) · CC0 · all alerts of 2008

More Land Rover alerts

103 EU Safety Gate alerts for Land Rover since 2006; the most were issued in 2026 (12).

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