Jaguar Exterior Lighting: Turn Signal

Jaguar is recalling about 49,174 vehicles over a problem with the exterior lighting. The loss of rear turn signals could fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is turning and could result in a crash.

Campaign
03V011000
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS
Reported
16 January 2003
Vehicles
49,174
Built between
Feb 2001 – Oct 2002
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 April 2003
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between February 2001 and October 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2002-2003 Jaguar X-TypeBuilt February 2001 to October 2002

What the defect is

On certain passenger sedans, the power circuit which feeds the direction indicator system could fail. This could result in the driver being unaware that the external turning indicators are not operating because the internal "tell-tail" light on the driver's instrument panel continues to work normally.

What could happen

The loss of rear turn signals could fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is turning and could result in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE GENERAL ELECTRIC MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN APRIL 1, 2003.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtFebruary 2001 to October 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA16 January 2003
  3. Owners notified1 April 2003

Your rights

A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.

That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 16 January 2003.

To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.

Manufacturer contact

Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jaguar at 1-201-818-8500.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R935
Recalling manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS
Recall initiated by
MFR

Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

Additional notes

Jaguar recall no. R935. Customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Check your own vehicle

This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.

A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.

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