Service bulletin K161NAS2
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.
| Type | Service bulletin |
|---|---|
| NHTSA id | 10096405 |
| Published by NHTSA | 2017-03-27 |
| Manufacturer's number | K161NAS2 |
| Manufacturer's date | 2014-12-19 |
| NHTSA component | EQUIPMENT; STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) |
NHTSA's summary
"SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A NUMBER OF XF (X250), XJ (X351), AND XK (X150) VEHICLES WHERE THE RESIDUAL TORQUE ON THE STEERING GEAR PINION BOLT COULD BE BELOW THE LOWER SPECIFICATION AND IN SOME CASES THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THE LATTER WILL ONLY BE THE CASE IF THE EARLY STEERING DEGRADATION IS IGNORED BY THE CUSTOMER."
The document
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Components
Equipment and accessories, Steering, Steering gear
| JAGUAR XF | 2013 |
|---|---|
| JAGUAR XJ | 2012, 2013 |
| JAGUAR XK | 2013 |
Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.
| SSM71811 | 2022-11-28. Service bulletin. Steering Gear Transfer Pipe change |
|---|---|
| 6-195NAS | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A NUMBER OF XF (X250), XJ (X351), AND XK (X150) VEHICLES WHERE THE RESIDUAL TORQUE ON THE STEERING GEAR PINION BOLT COULD BE BELOW THE LOWER SPECIFICATION AND IN SOME CASES THE CUSTOMER MAY EXPERIENCE A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE STEERING GEAR. THE LATTER WILL ONLY BE THE CASE IF THE EARLY STEERING DEGRADATION IS IGNORED BY THE CUSTOMER." |
| TB-5-161-NAS1 | 2013-04-09. Service bulletin. JAGUAR: RESIDUAL TORQUE ON STEERING GEAR PINION BOLT IS BELOW LOWER SPECIFICATION AND WILL EXPERIENCE A KNOCKING NOISE FROM STEERING GEAR WHICH MAY BE CAUSED BY EARLY STEERING DEGRADATION. MODELS 2013 XF, XJ, XK. *PE |
| SA-K-161 | 2013-04-09. Service bulletin. JAGUAR: STEERING GEAR HAS KNOCKING NOISE DUE TO RESIDUAL TORQUE ON STEERING GEAR PINION BOLT IS BELOW LOWER SPECIFICATION AND IF IGNORED, CAUSES STEERING DEGRADATION. MODELS XF, XJ, XK. NO MODEL YEARS LISTED. *PE |