Jaguar Air Bags: Frontal

Jaguar is recalling about 1,142 vehicles over a problem with the air bags. Should the air bag deploy, it could be cut, causing it to not inflate properly, which increases the risk of injury to the occupant in a crash.

Campaign
04V136000
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS LTD
Reported
18 March 2004
Vehicles
1,142
Built between
Nov 2003 – Jan 2004
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
14 May 2004
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2003 and January 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004 Jaguar XJBuilt November 2003 to January 2004

What the defect is

On certain passenger vehicles, the passenger air bag trim components have a poor aperture edge.

What could happen

Should the air bag deploy, it could be cut, causing it to not inflate properly, which increases the risk of injury to the occupant in a crash.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG APERTURE AND, WHERE NECESSARY, REMOVE ANY SHARP, SERRATED EDGES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 14, 2004.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2003 to January 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA18 March 2004
  3. Owners notified14 May 2004

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 18 March 2004.

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 should contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R719
Recalling manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS LTD
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. R719.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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