Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||||||||||||
| 07V041000 | LAND ROVER | from 09/05/2001 to 05/19/2005 | V (Vehicle) | 33247 | 07/30/2007 | ODI | LAND ROVER | 02/09/2007 | 02/14/2007 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On certain sport utility vehicles, the brake lights may remain illuminated even when the brake pedal is not depressed. hill descent control (hdc), traction control (tc) and cruise control warning lights may also be illuminated. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Failure to provide the proper signal when braking could lead to a crash without warning. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the brake lamp operation and where required, adjust and/or replace the brake light switches with new switches of the same design until a newly designed brake lamp switch is available in may 2007. owners will then be re-notified to bring their vehicles in for the new brake light switch. an interim letter for the initial inspection was mailed on march 26, 2007. the second letter for replacement of the switches was mailed beginning july 30, 2007. owners may contact land rover at 1-80-637-6837. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Land rover recall no. p004.customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov. | |||||||||||||||
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS | ||||||
| EA05016 | LAND ROVER | 10/14/2005 | 02/22/2007 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE | 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 scope expanded to include certain my 2002 through 2005 freelander vehicles that use a substantially similar self-adjusting stop lamp switch furnished by the same supplier, methode electronics malta, ltd. (methode).in september 2003, methode moved the production of an internal switch component, known as the slider mechanism, from a validated plastic injection-molding tool ( | ||||||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | ||||||
| EA05016 | LAND ROVER | 10/14/2005 | 02/22/2007 | BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH FAILURE | 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 scope expanded to include certain my 2002 through 2005 freelander vehicles that use a substantially similar self-adjusting stop lamp switch furnished by the same supplier, methode electronics malta, ltd. (methode).in september 2003, methode moved the production of an internal switch component, known as the slider mechanism, from a validated plastic injection-molding tool ( | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 94501 | 1 | |
| Rear tail lamp housings failed numerous times causing the bulbs not to work. this created a situation where only one or none of the lamps were working. i replaced them and later found out that a recall or investigation was issued but i was never notified. interior dome light has failed twice. headlamp failure has occurred in low beam six times and in high beams three times. the vehicle has stalled on numerous occasions when the heated seats, heated windshield and headlamps were on simultaneously. *tr | |||
| 07/05/2011 | 94501 | ||
| Rear tail lamp housings failed numerous times causing the bulbs not to work. this created a situation where only one or none of the lamps were working. i replaced them and later found out that a recall or investigation was issued but i was never notified. interior dome light has failed twice. headlamp failure has occurred in low beam six times and in high beams three times. the vehicle has stalled on numerous occasions when the heated seats, heated windshield and headlamps were on simultaneously. | |||
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - BRAKE LIGHTS - SWITCH | |||
| 08/14/2007 | 1 | 11/01/2003 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 land rover freelander. he received a recall notice for the exterior lighting: brake lights: switch (nhtsa campaign id#07v041000). the contact requested to have the parts shipped to his home because the dealer is hours away however, the dealer refused. there had been no failure to date. the current mileage was 39,493. updated 09/06/07. *jb | |||