NHTSA Campaign 05V162000
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
NHTSA campaign 05V162000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal. The repair is free.
JAGUAR CARS LTD filed the report for 05V162000 with NHTSA on April 20, 2005; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 05V162000, NHTSA lists up to 659 potentially affected vehicles, built between February 18, 2005 and March 22, 2005.
The 05V162000 report reached NHTSA 1 month after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 05V162000 were scheduled from August 11, 2005, 113 days after the report.
05V162000 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2006.
By potentially affected vehicles, 05V162000 ranks 11 of 14 JAGUAR CARS LTD recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARMS WERE INCORRECTLY ASSEMBLED BY THE SUPPLIER. THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE BRAKE PEDAL MAY BE REDUCED. THIS CONDITION CAN INCREASE THE RISK OF BOTH PEDALS BEING OPERATED AT THE SAME TIME BY THE DRIVER.
- The risk
- THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL COULD BE HELD DOWN BY THE PEDAL STOP ASSEMBLY INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PEDAL ASSEMBLY AND REPLACE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 11, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.
- Notes
- JAGUAR RECALL NO. R847.
Reported April 20, 2005
Vehicles covered by 05V162000 (1)
Jaguar (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 05V162000, 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: April 20, 2005. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted