Jaguar Steering: Rack and Pinion

Jaguar is recalling about 133 vehicles over a problem with the steering.

Campaign
69V143000
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS
Reported
8 October 1969
Vehicles
133
Built between
Not published
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
1 October 1969
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

The manufacturer did not publish a build-date range for this recall, so the model and year list below is the only way to tell whether your vehicle is covered.

  • 1969 Jaguar XJ6
  • 1969 Jaguar XKE

Timeline

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA8 October 1969
  2. Owners notified1 October 1969

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 8 October 1969.

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.

Official source

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

Possibility that inner steering ball joint assembly of power steering rack andpinion may not have been correctly tightened or locked by tab washer.if thiscondition exists, is possible for ball joint assembly to become disconnectedfrom steering rack at one end, causing a loss of steering.(correct byinspecting and correct when necessary.)

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.

Same component

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