NHTSA campaign 04V488000 · Jaguar campaign R166/R167

Jaguar Recall 04V-488: JAGUAR/ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE

NHTSA recall 04V488000 (Jaguar campaign R166/R167) was reported by JAGUAR CARS LTD on October 7, 2004, with 30,181 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jaguar S-Type for model years 2003–2004. Owners were notified on January 15, 2005, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 04V488000 (also written 04V-488 or 04V488)
Filed by: JAGUAR CARS LTD
Jaguar campaign number: R166/R167
Report received: October 7, 2004
Potentially affected: 30,181 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Parking Brake
Owners notified: January 15, 2005

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 04V488000. 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 S-Type
- 2003, 2004 · Vehicles built December 1, 2001 – January 31, 2004 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 04V488000.

Defect description

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE MODULE, WHICH CONTROLS THE APPLICATION OF THE PARKING BRAKE, MAY UNINTENTIONALLY APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OR WARNING TO THE DRIVER.

Safety consequence

THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE AND MAY CAUSE REAR WHEEL "LOCKUP" AT ANY ROAD SPEED. A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ELECTRONIC PARK BRAKE MODULE WITH THE LATEST PRODUCTION LEVER PARTS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 15, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827.

Notes

JAGUAR RECALL NOS.R166/R167.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 04V488000

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.