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Service bulletin 30308

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 id605708
Published by NHTSA1999-07-21
Manufacturer's number30308
Manufacturer's date1997-08-01
NHTSA componentENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

NHTSA's summary

PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1396 (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) SOLENOID MALFUNCTION - B BANK). *TT

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

Engine

Trouble codes named

P1396

Vehicles listed
JAGUAR XK81997

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

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