Vehicle recall R/2004/076

Land Rover Freelander recall: Possibility of the left hand child lock disengaging

DVSA recall R/2004/076 names the Land Rover Freelander. It was launched 11 August 2004. It covers vehicles built 15 July 2002 to 27 September 2002.

Recall data updated 22 September 2026

Recall: R/2004/076
Launched: 11 August 2004
Issued by: LAND ROVER
Manufacturer reference: A163
Vehicles: 3,090 across the lines below

What can go wrong

It has been identified that if the left hand rear door is repeatedly operated with the child lock engaged disengagement of the lock can occur. This will allow the door to be opened from the inside when it is believed to be locked. This is due to the incorrect setting of the hot melt riveting machine.

The fix

Recall all the affected vehicles and replace the left hand rear door lock with a quality assured component.

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	15 July 2002 to 27 September 2002	3,090

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Other recalls for these models

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/2002/041 Diagnostic connector concern. 5 November 2002, Land Rover Freelander
R/2001/017 Insecurity of front seat backrest. 22 October 2001, Land Rover Defender, Land Rover Freelander
R/2008/024 Sunroof may detach 7 April 2008, 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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