NHTSA recall 04V489000
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| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 04V489000 |
| Manufacturer's number | B175 |
| Manufacturer | LAND ROVER |
| Reported | 2004-10-07 |
| Component | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS |
| Units potentially affected | 4 |
What is wrong
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.
What can happen
A CRACKED OR DEFORMED SUBFRAME COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO INSTABILITY OF THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
The 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).
| 2003 LAND ROVER FREELANDER | Built 2003-08-20 to 2003-08-28. |
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Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| 0405 | 2005-01-26. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL B176 (#04V-347). THE LEVEL OF OCCUPANT PROTECTION PROVIDED BY THE A POST TRIM INSTALLED IN PRODUCTION MAY NOT FULLY MEET THE REQUIRED STANDARD. *TT |
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