NHTSA Campaign 04V487000
PARKING BRAKE
NHTSA campaign 04V487000 covers 3 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the parking brake. The repair is free.
JAGUAR CARS LTD filed the report for 04V487000 with NHTSA on October 7, 2004; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 04V487000, NHTSA lists up to 3,856 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 13, 2001 and August 19, 2002.
The 04V487000 report reached NHTSA 2 years after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 04V487000 were scheduled from January 14, 2005, 99 days after the report.
04V487000 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2001–2003.
By potentially affected vehicles, 04V487000 ranks 7 of 14 JAGUAR CARS LTD recalls on this site.
Besides 04V487000, JAGUAR CARS LTD has 1 other recall on the parking brake on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LHD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HAND BRAKE, WHICH APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE, MAY NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADS TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS LEFT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WITHIN THE HAND BRAKE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE HAND BRAKE LEVER TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE.
- The risk
- IF THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT HAND BRAKE LEVER SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL HAND BRAKE LEVER SYSTEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.
- Notes
- JAGUAR RECALL NO. R957.
Reported October 7, 2004
Vehicles covered by 04V487000 (3)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 04V487000, 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: October 7, 2004. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted