NHTSA campaign 04V489000 · Land Rover campaign B175
Land Rover Recall 04V-489: LAND ROVER/REAR SUBFRAME
NHTSA recall 04V489000 (Land Rover campaign B175) was reported by LAND ROVER on October 7, 2004, with 4 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Land Rover Freelander for the 2003 model year.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V489000 (also written 04V-489 or 04V489)
- Filed by
- LAND ROVER
- Land Rover campaign number
- B175
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 4 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Structure — Frame and Members
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V489000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.
Land Rover
Land Rover Freelander
- 2003 · Vehicles built August 20, 2003 – August 28, 2003 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V489000.
Defect description
ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AN INCORRECT WELD NUT WAS INSTALLED. LACK OF THIS BOLT COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE SUBFRAME TO CRACK OR BECOME DEFORMED.
Safety consequence
A CRACKED OR DEFORMED SUBFRAME COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO INSTABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Manufacturer remedy
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE TO SEE IF THE SUBFRAME FIXING IS CORRECTLY FITTED AND CLAMPED UP. IF NECESSARY, THE SUBFRAME WILL BE REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE THAT HAS CORRECT WELD NUTS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT YET PROVIDED AN OWNER NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT LAND ROVER AT 1-800-637-6837.
Notes
LAND ROVER RECALL NO. B175.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V489000
Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.