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Service bulletin JTB-00175

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id10033384
Published by NHTSA2010-08-16
Manufacturer's numberJTB-00175
Manufacturer's date2010-01-20
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER; SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC; POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

NHTSA's summary

JAGUAR: REAR DIFFERENTIAL REPLACEMENT. DUE TO A CHANGE IN DESIGN, THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL HAS A NEW SERVICE PART. AS A RESULT, SHOULD THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO CONVERT THE DRIVELINE SYSTEM TO USE THE NEW DIFFERENTIAL. *PE UPDATED 11/7/11. *PE

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Brakes, Transmission and driveline, Brake caliper, Differential, Driveshaft

Vehicles listed
JAGUAR S-TYPE2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
JAGUAR XF2009
JAGUAR XJ2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
JAGUAR XK2007, 2008, 2009

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

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