Recall campaign · NHTSA 72V316000

Steering: rack and pinion

JAGUAR CARS filed this campaign with NHTSA on 1972-12-27.

Recall campaignNHTSA 72V316000

Steering: rack and pinion

Component
Steering: rack and pinion
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS
Vehicles affected
1,402
Reported to NHTSA
1972-12-27
Owners notified
1973-03-02

Manufacturer remedy

No remedy is listed yet. This typically indicates the manufacturer reported the defect before finalizing a repair procedure.

Notes

BRITISH LEYLAND CAMPAIGN NO A210.POSSIBILITY THAT TAPERED PLUG LOCKING THEPOWER STEERING RACK TUBE TO PINION HOUSING IS INSUFFICIENTLY ENGAGED.IFCONDITION EXISTS, RACK TUBE COULD ROTATE SLIGHTLY WITHIN HOUSING AND CAUSE,UNDER SEVERE SUSPENSION MOVEMENT, BUMP STEERING.(CORRECT BY INSPECTING ANDREPLACING COMPLETE RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY WHERE NECESSARY).

Scope of coverage

3 model years across 2 models.

ModelYears on record
Jaguar XJ121973
Jaguar XJ61973 1972

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.