Jaguar recall: Exterior lighting
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Jaguar XK vehicles manufactured March 4, 2011, to March 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the front side lamps (parking lamps) may turn off after approximately 5 minutes. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
What could happen
If the parking lamps turn off, the vehicle will have reduced conspicuity, increasing the risk of a crash.
The fix
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will update software that controls the front side lamps, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2015. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J049.
Vehicles covered
- Jaguar Xk 2012–2015
Facts
- NHTSA recall number
- 15V038000
- Type
- Vehicle
- Filed by
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
- Reported to NHTSA
- Jan 27, 2015
- Owners notified
- Mar 5, 2015
- Vehicles or items affected
- 4,787
- Started by
- The manufacturer
- Built
- Mar 4, 2011 to Mar 20, 2014
- Part
- Exterior lighting
- Maker's own recall number
- J049
- Safety standard
- FMVSS 108
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Other recalls for the same vehicles
- Jaguar recall: Equipment Jul 1, 2014
- Jaguar recall: Suspension Mar 31, 2014
- Jaguar recall: Electrical system Aug 5, 2013
- Jaguar recall: Steering Mar 14, 2011
- Jaguar recall: Engine and engine cooling Jul 22, 2010
To check one car, enter its 17-character VIN on the official NHTSA page: a recall may cover only some vehicles of a model year.
Recall data: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by NHTSA.