Vehicle recall R/1998/080

Land Rover Freelander recall: Possible failure of rear suspension locating links

DVSA recall R/1998/080 names the Land Rover Freelander. It was launched 6 November 1998. It covers vehicles built 1 June 1997 to 1 June 1998.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/1998/080
Launched: 6 November 1998
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Vehicles: 10,477 across the lines below

What can go wrong

Land Rover have identified a weld integrity concern associated with the rear suspension links on Freelander models. Should the weld fracture the stability of the rear hub assembly could be impaired. This may cause the vehicle to deviate from a straight line under normal driving conditions. To protect the long term integrity of these components Land Rover are implementing recall action on all Freelander models within the affected VIN range.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and replace the rear suspension links with quality assured units.

Models and build dates

As listed in the DVSA recall file. Vehicle numbers are DVSA figures for each line.
Model	Built	Vehicles
Land Rover Freelander	1 June 1997 to 1 June 1998	10,477

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Other recalls for these models

R/2001/017 Insecurity of front seat backrest. 22 October 2001, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Freelander
R/2002/041 Diagnostic connector concern. 5 November 2002, Land Rover Freelander
R/2004/076 Possibility of the left hand child lock disengaging 11 August 2004, Land Rover Freelander
R/2004/184 Incorrect manufacturer of the passenger airbag 4 November 2004, Land Rover Freelander
R/2004/165 Incorrect nut installed into rear subframe 12 January 2005, Land Rover Freelander
R/2005/083 Left hand rear door child safety lock lever may fail 7 September 2005, Land Rover Freelander

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Source

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.

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