NHTSA Campaign 15V038000
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NHTSA campaign 15V038000 covers 4 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the exterior lighting. The repair is free.
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed the report for 15V038000 with NHTSA on January 27, 2015; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 15V038000, NHTSA lists up to 4,787 potentially affected vehicles, built between March 4, 2011 and March 20, 2014.
The 15V038000 report reached NHTSA 10 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 15V038000 were scheduled from March 5, 2015, 37 days after the report.
15V038000 covers 1 model from Jaguar, model years 2012–2015.
By potentially affected vehicles, 15V038000 ranks 47 of 127 Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC recalls on this site.
Besides 15V038000, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has 9 other recalls on the exterior lighting on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2012-2015 Jaguar XK vehicles manufactured March 4, 2011, to March 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the front side lamps (parking lamps) may turn off after approximately 5 minutes. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, Reflective Devices, and Associated Equipment."
- The risk
- If the parking lamps turn off, the vehicle will have reduced conspicuity, increasing the risk of a crash.
- The fix
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will update software that controls the front side lamps, free of charge. The recall began March 5, 2015. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J049.
Reported January 27, 2015
Vehicles covered by 15V038000 (4)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 15V038000, 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: January 27, 2015. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted