NHTSA Campaign 00V228004
SEAT BELTS
NHTSA campaign 00V228004 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the seat belts. The repair is free.
JAGUAR CARS filed the report for 00V228004 with NHTSA on August 25, 2000; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 00V228004, NHTSA lists up to 5,477 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 4, 2000 and July 19, 2000.
The 00V228004 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 00V228004 were scheduled from October 1, 2000, 37 days after the report.
00V228004 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2000–2001.
By potentially affected vehicles, 00V228004 ranks 3 of 3 JAGUAR CARS recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
- The risk
- IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND CHANGE, IF NECESSARY, THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES.
- Notes
- OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN OCTOBER 2000. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.
Reported August 25, 2000
Vehicles covered by 00V228004 (2)
Jaguar (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 00V228004, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: August 25, 2000. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted