2002–2005 Jaguar S-Type recall: equipment
⚠️ What's wrong
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 135, "passenger car brake system." the brake fluid master cylinder reservoir is recessed and oriented in the engine compartment beneath a leaf screen, such that the brake fluid warning statement embossed on the top of the reservoir body is not visible by direct view.
💥 The risk
This does not comply with the standard.
🔧 The fix
Owners will be sent letters which will include installation instructions and labels containing the required warning statement. If they prefer, owners may contact dealers to have them install the labels. The recall began on january 25, 2005. Owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Is the fix free? Yes. Safety recall repairs are free at any authorized dealer under federal law, including parts and labor. (Vehicles more than 15 years old when the recall was announced can be excluded, but most manufacturers still fix them.)
- NHTSA campaign
- 04V484000
- Manufacturer recall #
- R171
- Manufacturer
- JAGUAR CARS LTD
- Vehicles affected
- 50,000
- Component
- EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
- Owner phone
- 1-800-452-4827
- NHTSA hotline
- 1-888-327-4236
- Owner letters mailed
- Jan 25, 2005
- Built
- Jan 1, 2002 – Sep 28, 2004
- Recall started by
- MFR
- Notes
- Jaguar recall no.R171.customers CAN also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).