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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2004 Jaguar S-Type Recalls

The 2004 Jaguar S-Type has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on October 14, 2004.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2004 Jaguar S-Type. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
4

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
25

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

2 fires

NHTSA crash test
★★★★☆

side crash, no overall star before 2011

On a 2004 Jaguar S-Type, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

4 recalls on the 2004 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 2002–2003, 2005 S-Type

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

Parking brake

Campaign
04V488000
Reported
October 7, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 30,181
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003 S-Type

04V488000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Power train: automatic transmission

Campaign
04V024000
Reported
January 8, 2004
Vehicles affected
up to 31,731
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
also 2003 S-Type

04V024000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
06E056000
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2000–2003, 2005–2006 S-Type, 24 other models

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

2004 Jaguar S-Type complaints by year

NHTSA has received 25 owner complaints about the 2004 Jaguar S-Type, the newest on July 5, 2020. Of these, 4 describe a crash (16%) and 2 a fire; owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2004 Jaguar S-Type, the component group named most often is the power train (28%), followed by the engine and engine cooling (20%) and the vehicle speed control (20%).

1 of the 2004 Jaguar S-Type's 4 recalls also concerns the power train.

Where 2004 Jaguar S-Type owners gave the mileage (20 complaints), the median was 44,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Power Train7
  • Engine And Engine Cooling5
  • Vehicle Speed Control5
  • Electrical System4
  • Parking Brake4
  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic4

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2004 Jaguar S-Type received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20042
20056
20071
20083
20092
20104
20111
20141
20151
20161
20172
20201

Complaints about the 2004 Jaguar S-Type peaked in 2005, when NHTSA received 6. 36% arrived between 2003 and 2007, the model year's first years on the road.

NHTSA crash-test stars

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

The 25 complaints about the 2004 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 2004 Jaguar models

Newest record on this page: July 5, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted