Vehicle recall R/2002/041

Land Rover Freelander recall: Diagnostic connector concern.

DVSA recall R/2002/041 names the Land Rover Freelander. It was launched 5 November 2002. It covers vehicles built 7 July 2000 to 18 March 2002.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2002/041
Launched: 5 November 2002
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: A278
Vehicles: 22,624 across the lines below

What can go wrong

When some scan tools are connected to the diagnostic connector on the vehicle they expect to see a vehicle ground on pin 5 of the diagnostic connector. Pin 5 of the diagnostic connector has no wire in place to supply a ground point. It is a legal requirement in NAS and for EOBD certified vehicles in the EU to have a vehicle ground in pin 5.

The fix

Recall affected vehicles and fit a pin to position 5 on the diagnostic connector and splice to the existing earth point.

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	7 July 2000 to 18 March 2002	22,624

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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/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
R/1998/080 Possible failure of rear suspension locating links 6 November 1998, 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.

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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