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Land Rover Freelander recalls

12 DVSA safety recalls name the Land Rover Freelander, launched 1998 to 2015. Each covers a range of build dates, not every Freelander. Newest first; open a recall for the defect, the fix and every model it names.

Recall data updated

Recalls12
Latest launch2015
Earliest launch1998
Earliest and latest build dates named1997 to 2013
Is a specific Freelander affected? A recall lists models and build dates, not individual vehicles, so these pages cannot tell you whether one car is included. Enter the registration on the DVSA vehicle recall checker on GOV.UK, or give the vehicle identification number (VIN) to the manufacturer or one of its dealers. Buying used? Ask the seller for proof that any recall work was done.

All Land Rover Freelander recalls

Newest first. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for this model, for the whole recall, or the figure DVSA repeats on each model line.
RecallLaunchedBuiltVehicles
Fire may occur R/2015/1867 Oct 201519 May 2008 to 2 Jun 2008429
Fire may occur R/2013/09127 Aug 20131 Jan 2012 to 30 Sep 201349,104 per line
Fire may occur R/2008/18723 Dec 20081 Feb 2007 to 23 May 200828,924
Booster heater -possibility that vehicle may catch fire R/2008/1252 Oct 20081 Feb 2007 to 23 May 200828,871
Sunroof may detach R/2008/0247 Apr 20081 Nov 2006 to 12 Jan 200811,169
Left hand rear door child safety lock lever may fail R/2005/0837 Sep 20051 Nov 2000 to 30 Apr 20059,834
Incorrect nut installed into rear subframe R/2004/16512 Jan 200512 Aug 2003 to 29 Aug 2003129
Incorrect manufacturer of the passenger airbag R/2004/1844 Nov 200426 Aug 2004 to 1 Oct 2004610
Possibility of the left hand child lock disengaging R/2004/07611 Aug 200415 Jul 2002 to 27 Sep 20023,090
Diagnostic connector concern. R/2002/0415 Nov 20027 Jul 2000 to 18 Mar 200222,624
Insecurity of front seat backrest. R/2001/01722 Oct 20011 Aug 2000 to 28 Feb 20014,368 per line
Possible failure of rear suspension locating links R/1998/0806 Nov 19981 Jun 1997 to 1 Jun 199810,477

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA vehicle recall records (RecallsFile.csv), recalls launched 1992 to 2026. Recall data updated 22 September 2026.

Recall wording is DVSA's, with capitals and punctuation tidied and American spellings such as tire, center and windshield given in British English. We list a recall when its make and model match a car or van family with at least 1,000 DVSA MOT tests from 2022 to 2025, and when the maker of the vehicle issued it.

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