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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2002 Jaguar S-Type Recalls

The 2002 Jaguar S-Type has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2002 Jaguar S-Type. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
2

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
24

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2002 Jaguar S-Type, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

2 recalls on the 2002 Jaguar S-Type

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
04V484000
Reported
October 14, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 50,000
Federal standard
FMVSS 135, light vehicle brakes
Same campaign
also 2003–2005 S-Type

04V484000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2001, 2003–2006 S-Type, 24 other models

06E056000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2002 Jaguar S-Type complaints by year

NHTSA has received 24 owner complaints about the 2002 Jaguar S-Type, the newest on November 3, 2017. Of these, 4 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2002 Jaguar S-Type, the component group named most often is the power train (42%), followed by the vehicle speed control (25%) and the electrical system (13%).

None of the 2002 Jaguar S-Type's 2 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2002 Jaguar S-Type owners gave the mileage (14 complaints), the median was 52,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train10
  • Vehicle Speed Control6
  • Electrical System3
  • Engine And Engine Cooling2
  • Suspension2
  • Tires2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2002 Jaguar S-Type received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20023
20034
20042
20054
20062
20072
20081
20091
20101
20122
20151
20171

Complaints about the 2002 Jaguar S-Type peaked in 2003, when NHTSA received 4. 54% arrived between 2001 and 2005, the model year's first years on the road.

Adjusted for how many complaints NHTSA received about all 2002 vehicles, the 2002 Jaguar S-Type drew 0.6× the complaints of the median Jaguar S-Type year in the same window: 5th highest of the 5 ranked years.

That makes 2002 one of the three best-measured Jaguar S-Type years.

Jaguar S-Type years to avoid →

The 24 complaints about the 2002 Jaguar S-Type are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jaguar S-Type by model year

Other 2002 Jaguar models

Newest record on this page: November 3, 2017. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted