Recall campaign · NHTSA 15V038000

Exterior lighting

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2015-01-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 15V038000

Exterior lighting

Component
Exterior lighting
Manufacturer
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC
Vehicles affected
4,787
Reported to NHTSA
2015-01-27
Owners notified
2015-03-05

Defect description

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."

Safety risk

If the parking lamps turn off, the vehicle will have reduced conspicuity, increasing the risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

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.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

4 model years across 1 models.

ModelYears on record
Jaguar XK2015 2014 2013 2012

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.