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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2003 Jaguar X-Type Recalls

The 2003 Jaguar X-Type has 2 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 7, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2003 Jaguar X-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
72

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
12

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

frontal crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2003 Jaguar X-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 2003 Jaguar X-Type

Parking brake

Campaign
04V487000
Reported
October 7, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 3,856
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2001–2002 X-Type

04V487000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Exterior lighting: turn signal

Campaign
03V011000
Reported
January 16, 2003
Vehicles affected
up to 49,174
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2002 X-Type

03V011000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2003 Jaguar X-Type complaints by year

NHTSA has received 72 owner complaints about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type, the newest on August 1, 2018. Of these, 12 describe a crash (17%); owners reported 5 injuries and 1 death.

In complaints about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type, the component group named most often is the power train (21%), followed by the tires (18%) and the air bags (13%).

None of the 2003 Jaguar X-Type's 2 recalls concerns the power train.

Where 2003 Jaguar X-Type owners gave the mileage (55 complaints), the median was 50,139 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train15
  • Tires13
  • Air Bags9
  • Structure8
  • Vehicle Speed Control8
  • Electrical System6

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20021
20036
200420
20053
20062
20076
20084
20093
20106
20111
20125
20131
20144
20154
20161
20171
20184

Complaints about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type peaked in 2004, when NHTSA received 20. 44% arrived between 2002 and 2006, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

  • Overall: none before 2011
  • Frontal: 4/5
  • Side: 4/5
  • Rollover: 4/5

The 72 complaints about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jaguar X-Type by model year

Other 2003 Jaguar models

Newest record on this page: August 1, 2018. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted