NHTSA Campaign 08V607000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
NHTSA campaign 08V607000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the electrical system: instrument cluster/panel. The repair is free.
JAGUAR CARS LTD filed the report for 08V607000 with NHTSA on November 24, 2008; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 08V607000, NHTSA lists up to 3,754 potentially affected vehicles, built between October 21, 2007 and March 11, 2008.
The 08V607000 report reached NHTSA 8 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 08V607000 were scheduled from December 5, 2008, 11 days after the report.
08V607000 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2009.
Owners of the model years 08V607000 covers have filed at least 14 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
By potentially affected vehicles, 08V607000 ranks 8 of 14 JAGUAR CARS LTD recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- JAGUAR IS RECALLING 3,754 MY 2009 XF VEHICLES FOR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SPEAKER FUNCTION PROBLEMS. THE SPEAKER WIRES MAY FRACTURE. AS A RESULT, THE SPEAKER WILL CEASE TO OPERATE.
- The risk
- IF THE SPEAKER FAILS, THE FOLLOWING AUDIBLE NOTIFICATIONS ARE IMPACTED: TURN INDICATOR, SEAT BELT WARNING, LIGHTS 'ON' WARNING, DRIVER'S DOOR OPEN WITH KEY IN IGNITION, DRIVER INTERVENE (ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL VEHICLES ONLY) AND SEAT MEMORY. THE AUDIBLE SEAT BELT WARNING IS TO REMIND DRIVERS TO WEAR THEIR SAFETY BELT. IF THE AUDIBLE WARNING IS NOT PRESENT, DRIVERS MAY NEGLECT TO WEAR THEIR SAFETY BELT, THEREBY INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY OR DEATH IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL VERIFY THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SPEAKER FUNCTION AND RECONFIGURE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMBER 5, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.
- Notes
- JAGUAR RECALL NO. J011.
Reported November 24, 2008
Vehicles covered by 08V607000 (1)
Jaguar (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 08V607000, 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: November 24, 2008. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted