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Service bulletin K245UPS5314

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 id10057583
Published by NHTSA2015-06-10
Manufacturer's numberK245UPS5314
Manufacturer's date2014-10-09
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

NHTSA's summary

JAGUAR 2014 XJ RANGE: INFORMATION REGARDING THE DRIVESHAFT FIXINGS ISSUES ON XJ VEHICLES WITH 3.0L V6 ENGINES ONLY, FAIL TO BE TIGHTENED TO TORQUE VALUE CORRECTLY . *LJ

The document

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Components

Transmission and driveline, Driveshaft

Vehicles listed
JAGUAR XJ2014

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

Other bulletins for the same vehicles and component
SSM714982023-01-09. Service bulletin. Front drive shafts rubber boots split or damaged
6-244NAS22023-01-03. Service bulletin. driveshaft fixings may not have been tightened to the correct torque value
6-244NAS2023-01-03. Service bulletin. driveshaft fixings may not have been tightened to the correct torque value
SSM714982022-11-28. Service bulletin. Front drive shafts rubber boots split or damaged
SSM714982017-04-18. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS (HALF SHAFTS) RUBBER BOOTS SPLIT OR DAMAGED ON JAGUAR VEHICLES IN WARRANTY. CAUSE: UNKNOWN – ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON-GOING."
K245 UPS5314-4BN2017-03-23. Service bulletin. "SITUATION: A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A NUMBER OF 2014 MODEL YEAR XJ (X351) VEHICLES, FITTED WITH THE 3.0L V6 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE ONLY, WHERE THE DRIVESHAFT FIXINGS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT TORQUE VALUE. ACTION: RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD ONLY AFFECTED VEHICLES THAT ARE WITHIN YOUR CONTROL AND REFRAIN FROM RELEASING THE VEHICLES FOR NEW OR USED VEHICLE SALE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE REWORK ACTION DETAILED IN THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN."
6-244NAS2017-03-23. Service bulletin. A POTENTIAL ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A NUMBER OF 2014 MODEL YEAR XJ (X351) VEHICLES, FITTED WITH THE 3.0L V6 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE ONLY, WHERE THE DRIVESHAFT FIXINGS MAY NOT HAVE BEEN TIGHTENED TO THE CORRECT TORQUE VALUE."
SSM-714982016-05-13. Service bulletin. "ISSUE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS (HALF SHAFTS) RUBBER BOOTS SPLIT OR DAMAGED ON JAGUAR VEHICLES IN WARRANTY. CAUSE: UNKNOWN – ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON-GOING."
6-244NAS2015-06-09. Service bulletin. JAGUAR 2014 MODEL YEAR XJ VEHICLES: DRIVESHAFT FIXINGS- UPDATE: DRIVESHAFT FIXINGS MAY NOT HAVE THE CORRECT TORQUE VALVE TIGHTENED (SUPERCHARGED ENGINES ONLY). *LJ
6-244NAS2015-06-09. Service bulletin. JAGUAR 2014 MODEL YEAR XJ VEHICLES: INFORMATION REGARDING UPDATE ON DRIVE SHAFT FIXINGS, FITTED WITH THE 3.0L V6 SUPERCHARGED ENGINE ONLY, FAILED TO TIGHTENED. *LJ