The defect
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE CHILD DOOR LOCK ON THE LEFT HAND REAR DOOR CAN BECOME DISENGAGED.
The risk
THIS COULD LEAD TO A CHILD BEING ABLE TO OPEN A REAR DOOR WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LEFT HAND REAR LATCH. THE RECALL BEGAN DECEMBER 4, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Land Rover Freelander | 2003 |
Components: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Land Rover Freelander | 2003 | 140 | 5 |
Other latches/locks/linkages recalls in 2004
14 of the 601 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2004 concerned the latches/locks/linkages; LAND ROVER filed 19 campaigns in all.
| 04V605000 23 Dec 2004 | MAZDA NORTH AMERICAN OPERATIONS |
| 04V606000 23 Dec 2004 | PACCAR INCORPORATED |
| 04V597000 22 Dec 2004 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 04V602000 20 Dec 2004 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 04V517000 28 Oct 2004 | MASERATI NORTH AMERICA, INC. |
| 04V447000 13 Sept 2004 | ORION BUS INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 04V285000 9 Jun 2004 | MERCEDES-BENZ USA, LLC. |
| 04V237000 11 May 2004 | COUNTRY COACH INC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2004