Jaguar Fuel System, Gasoline: Tank Assembly

Jaguar is recalling about 13,655 vehicles over a problem with the fuel system, gasoline. If the amount of fuel is above the fdm, jpm, or CV apertures, fuel may be discharged onto the ground.

Campaign
06V418000
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS LTD
Reported
31 October 2006
Vehicles
13,655
Built between
Jan 2004 – Jun 2005
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
29 January 2007
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 2004 and June 2005. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2005 Jaguar S-TypeBuilt January 2004 to June 2005

What the defect is

Some passenger vehicles may have fuel tanks in which the fuel delivery module (fdm), jet pump module (jpm), and/or cluster valve (CV) seals are not properly retained in the fuel tank. This may result in illumination of the malfunction indicator lamp (mil), or a fuel odor.

What could happen

If the amount of fuel is above the fdm, jpm, or CV apertures, fuel may be discharged onto the ground. Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE FUEL TANKS TO DETERMINE IF REVISED SEALS MAY BE USED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. IF NOT, DEALERS WILL THEN REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY. DUE TO PROBLEMS IN OBTAINING THE REPLACEMENT FUEL TANKS, THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 29 THROUGH MARCH 30, 2007.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 2004 to June 2005
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA31 October 2006
  3. Owners notified29 January 2007

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 31 October 2006.

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

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
R176
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. R176.CUSTOMERS may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov

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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