2003 Land Rover Freelander defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 2003 Land Rover Freelander. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• FUEL PUMP FAILURE - STALL
  Engineering Analysis EA07018 · opened Dec 7, 2007 · closed Dec 22, 2008

  Subject component failures found that can occur at any speed and generally result in a no restart condition.these are generally considered to be factors that increase the potential severity of stalling incidents.however, these incidents have occurred at relatively low rates in the subject vehicle population when compar…

• FUEL PUMP FAILURE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE07036 · opened Jul 17, 2007 · closed Dec 10, 2007

  The office of defects investigation (odi) opened preliminary evaluation pe07-036 on july 17, 2007, based on three consumer complaints alleging incidents of sudden engine stall while driving due to fuel pump failure in model year (my) 2003 land rover freelander vehicles.in each incident the vehicle could not be restarte…

• BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE
  Engineering Analysis EA05016 · opened Oct 14, 2005 · closed Feb 22, 2007 · led to recall 07V041000

  On june 16, 2005, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a preliminary evaluation (pe05-034) to investigate alleged stop lamp (brake) switch failures in certain model year (my) 2004 land rover discovery series ii vehicles.on october 14, 2005, the investigation was upgraded to an engineering analysis and the s…