NHTSA campaign 04V487000 · Jaguar campaign R957

Jaguar Recall 04V-487: JAGUAR//PARKING BRAKE ADJUSTMENT FAILS

NHTSA recall 04V487000 (Jaguar campaign R957) was reported by JAGUAR CARS LTD on October 7, 2004, with 3,856 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jaguar X-Type for model years 2001–2003. Owners were notified on January 14, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V487000 (also written 04V-487 or 04V487)
Filed by: JAGUAR CARS LTD
Jaguar campaign number: R957
Report received: October 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 3,856 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Parking Brake
Owners notified: January 14, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V487000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Jaguar

Jaguar X-Type
- 2001, 2002, 2003 · Vehicles built February 13, 2001 – August 19, 2002 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V487000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LHD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HAND BRAKE, WHICH APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE, MAY NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADS TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS LEFT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WITHIN THE HAND BRAKE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE HAND BRAKE LEVER TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE.

Safety consequence

IF THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT HAND BRAKE LEVER SYSTEM ON THE AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH A MANUAL HAND BRAKE LEVER SYSTEM. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 14, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.

Notes

JAGUAR RECALL NO. R957.CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 04V487000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.