| Date Owner notified by MFR |
Jul 1, 1999 |
| Date: |
Received Date: Jun. 2, 1999;
Recorded Date: Jun. 7, 1999;
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| Campaign Id: | 99V138000 |
| Recalled Vehicles: |
1998 Jaguar XJV8,
1999 Jaguar XJV8,
1998 Jaguar Xk8 Sports,
1999 Jaguar Xk8 Sports
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| Component: | Power Train:automatic Transmission.
Manufactured by: Jaguar Cars
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| Affected Vehicles: | 189
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| Recall Summary: |
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Fine cracks within one or more of the gear teeth with in the gear train, inside the automatic transmission gearbox.
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| Consequence: |
This can result in breakage of the gear teeth potentially causing the transmission to "lock up" at speeds below 15 mph.
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| How to Fix: |
Dealers will replace the automatic gearbox.
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| Recall 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).
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