NHTSA campaign 99V138000 · Jaguar campaign R478

Jaguar Recall 99V-138: JAGUAR\TRANSMISSION

NHTSA recall 99V138000 (Jaguar campaign R478) was reported by JAGUAR CARS on June 2, 1999, with 189 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jaguar XJV8 and Jaguar XK8 Sports for model years 1998–1999. Owners were notified on July 1, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V138000 (also written 99V-138 or 99V138)
Filed by: JAGUAR CARS
Jaguar campaign number: R478
Report received: June 2, 1999
Potentially affected: 189 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Power Train — Automatic Transmission
Owners notified: July 1, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V138000. 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 XJV8
- 1998, 1999
Jaguar XK8 Sports
- 1998, 1999

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V138000.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FINE CRACKS WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE GEAR TEETH WITH IN THE GEAR TRAIN, INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARBOX.

Safety consequence

THIS CAN RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE GEAR TEETH POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO "LOCK UP" AT SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.

Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 1, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-201-818-8500. 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 99V138000

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.