Jaguar Suspension: Coil Springs

Jaguar is recalling about 16,000 vehicles over a problem with the suspension. This may allow the cars front suspension to settle ontothe bump stop on one side.

Campaign
88V018000
Manufacturer
JAGUAR CARS
Reported
12 February 1988
Vehicles
16,000
Built between
Jan 1987 – Jan 1988
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
2 March 1988
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between January 1987 and January 1988. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 1988 Jaguar Vanden PlasBuilt January 1987 to January 1988
  • 1988 Jaguar XJ6Built January 1987 to January 1988

What the defect is

Certain front suspension lower spring pan fixings may fail due to stress corrosion.

What could happen

This may allow the cars front suspension to settle ontothe bump stop on one side.

What gets fixed

INSTALL REVISED SPECIFICATION FRONT SUSPENSION SPRING PAN FIXINGS.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJanuary 1987 to January 1988
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA12 February 1988
  3. Owners notified2 March 1988

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 12 February 1988.

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

System: front suspension.vehicle description: four door sedan.

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

Same brand