Land Rover Freelander: Left Hand Rear Door Child Safety Lock Lever May Fail

Recall Summary Land Rover is recalling 9,834 Freelander vehicles because the left rear door's child safety lock may not work properly. If the child lock is engaged, the door could still be opened from the inside, defeating the safety feature's purpose. Land Rover will inspect and replace the faulty locks on affected vehicles.

Recalling firm
LAND ROVER
Product
Vehicles: LAND ROVER FREELANDER. Units affected: 9,834
Reason
Should the outer door handle of the left hand rear door be operated whilst the child lock is engaged this may permit the door to be opened by operation of the interior handle. Remedy: Recalled vehicles will have the suspect locks inspected and replaced if found to be defective.
Category
vehicle recall
Country
United Kingdom
Agency
UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Recall date
2005-09-07
Status
Ongoing
Distribution
United Kingdom

Official recall notice from UK Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency

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