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Service bulletins for the 2009 Jaguar XF

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.

367 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SSM720132017-03-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT A WARNING TRIANGLE APPEARS ON THE TOUCH SCREEN AND IF TOUCHED A SYMBOL, LIKE A SPEEDO / REV COUNTER APPEARS. (SEE ATTACHED FILES FOR CLARIFICATION OF WHICH WARNING SYMBOL IS MEANT) CAUSE: THIS IS INTENTIONAL AND IS TO INFORM THE DRIVER THAT THERE IS A WARNING MESSAGE FOR THEIR ATTENTION AND THE MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE CLUSTER."
SSM720122017-03-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "ISSUE THE WRONG COMPONENT MAYBE REPLACED WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY IN CAR. CAUSE THE FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (TOUCHSCREEN) HAS NO EFFECT ON BLUETOOTH CONNECTIVITY IN THE CAR AND AS SUCH MAY BE INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED AS THE SOURCE OF THE ISSUE."
SSM719662017-03-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. "ISSUE: SUBMITTING A BRAKE NOISE EPQR. SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO FRONT BRAKE DISC GROOVING CAUSING A NOISE AND /OR JUDDER ISSUE. CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION"
SSM719662017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: SUBMITTING A BRAKE NOISE EPQR. SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO FRONT BRAKE DISC GROOVING CAUSING A NOISE AND /OR JUDDER ISSUE. CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION"
SSM715382017-03-23. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY REPORT DOOR LOCK CYLINDER COVER MISSING. CAUSE: CYLINDER COVER MAY BE DAMAGED OR HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY FITTED AT PDI OR AFTER EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTRY."
SSM513572017-03-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. "ISSUE: WHEN INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER REPORTS FOR INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE CONCERNS THE DEALER TECHNICIAN MAY DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL SENDERS ARE OPEN CIRCUIT. THIS DIAGNOSIS MAY BE INCORRECT DEPENDING ON THE MULTIMETER SETTINGS SELECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN DURING MEASUREMENT. CAUSE: THE MULTI METER RANGE MAYBE SET AT 'AUTO' AND DURING A SWEEP OF THE SENDER FROM 50OHMS TO 998OHMS THE MULTI METER HAS TO CHANGE ITS MEASUREMENT RANGE. FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND, DURING THE RANGE SWITCH OVER POINT, THE MULTI METER DISPLAY INDICATES AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THIS IS INCORRECTLY BEING DIAGNOSED AS A SENDER FAULT"
JTB00280NAS42017-03-23. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING. "SITUATION: THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE LIGHTS MAY TURN ON / OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUTS FROM THE VEHICLE SYSTEM."
SSM720002017-03-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. "ISSUE THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE FUNCTION DOES NOT OPERATE. THE INSTRUMENT PACK WILL SHOW A YELLOW WARNING TRIANGLE AND THE MESSAGE ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED” ALSO ON INTERROGATION OF THE MODULE THE FOLLOWING CODE WOULD BE LOGGED C1A67-97, “FORWARD LOOKING SENSOR OBSTRUCTED OR BLOCKED”. CAUSE THE RADAR IS LOCATED BELOW THE FRONT NUMBER PLATE PLINTH ON THIS MODEL. IF THE INCORRECT SIZE NUMBER PLATE OR MULTIPLE NUMBER PLATES ARE FITTED THIS CAN OBSTRUCT THE RADAR."
SSM718032017-03-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY (TSD) ALSO KNOWN AS FRONT CONTROL DISPLAY INTERFACE MODULE (FCDIM) OR HIGH LEVEL DISPLAY FRONT (HLDF) ON OCCASIONS MAY FAIL TO DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE CORRECTLY FROM SDD RESULTING IN NO COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE MODULE AND BLANK SCREEN. CAUSE THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OR A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTION DURING THE DOWNLOAD."
SSM715382017-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY REPORT DOOR LOCK CYLINDER COVER MISSING. CAUSE: CYLINDER COVER MAY HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY FITTED AT PDI OR AFTER EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTRY."
SSM676972017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE: JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MONITORING REPORTS FOR LACK OF COOLING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON SOME HIGHER TIME IN SERVICE VEHICLES, WHERE INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. COMPRESSOR PART NO. C2D2790 & C2Z4345 ACTION: THE COMPRESSOR SUPPLIER IN CONJUNCTION WITH JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPRESSORS TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND RELIABILITY, AND TWO IMPROVED COMPRESSORS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO PARTS OPERATIONS"
SSM648572017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT WHEN AN IPOD/IPHONE IS CONNECTED TO THE IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USING THE IPOD/IPHONE USB CABLE ONLY, THE PLAYBACK SOUND MAY BE DISTORTED OR JUMPS/SKIPS. CAUSE: UNKNOWN, CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION."
JTB00280NAS32017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; INTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE LIGHTS MAY TURN ON / OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUTS FROM THE VEHICLE SYSTEM."
SSM719152017-03-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE:- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE BATTERY CHARGING WARNING LAMP IS ILLUMINATED CAUSE:- THE MAIN NEGATIVE EARTH CABLE FROM THE VEHICLE BATTERY TO THE BODY AT LOCATION G4D178 CAN WORK LOOSE DUE TO THE FITTING AND REMOVAL OF THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CLAMP.."
SSM719152017-03-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. "ISSUE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATORS ARE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ARE FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO INTERNAL REGULATOR CHIP DAMAGE. CAUSE ALTERNATORS ARE BEING DAMAGED DUE TO CROSS POLARITY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED."
SSM718632017-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN OF INCONSISTENT OPERATION OF THE TRUNK LID WHEN THE INTERIOR OR REMOTE RELEASE BUTTONS ARE OPERATED. THE CORRECT FUNCTION IS FOR THE TRUNK LID TO BE RELEASED FROM THE LATCH AND NOT TO RISE TO ITS FULLY OPEN POSITION. CAUSE: IN WARM INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL TEMPERATURES EXPANSION OF GAS AND FLUID IN THE STRUT MAY CAUSE THE TRUNK TO OPEN TO ITS FULL EXTENT. THE XF VEHICLE IS DESIGNED WITH A 'LIFT ASSIST' AND ‘POWER CLOSE’ SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT AN ERROR CONDITION AND IS LESS LIKELY ON VERSIONS WITH A TRUNK SPOILER WHERE ONLY ONE STRUT IS USED. THE SYSTEM WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO SUPPORT THE BOOT / TRUNK LID, ONCE FULLY OPENED."
SSM676972017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MONITORING REPORTS FOR LACK OF COOLING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON SOME HIGHER TIME IN SERVICE VEHICLES, WHERE INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. COMPRESSOR PART NO. C2D2790 & C2Z4345 ACTION: THE COMPRESSOR SUPPLIER IN CONJUNCTION WITH JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPRESSORS TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND RELIABILITY, AND TWO IMPROVED COMPRESSORS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO PARTS OPERATIONS C2D2790 SUPERSEDES TO C2D38105 C2Z4345 SUPERSEDES TO C2D38106 PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE LATER PART NUMBER IS FITTED TO ANY VEHICLE THAT IS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE."
SSM670972017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE A NUMBER OF FASCIA SWITCH PACKS(FSP)ARE BEING RETURNED THROUGH THE WARRANTY PARTS RETURN SYSTEM WITH NO FAULT FOUND. SEE ATTACHMENT SHOWING SWITCH PACK. CAUSE SWITCH PACKS ARE BEING INCORRECTLY REJECTED FOR STICKING SWITCHES , THE ACTUAL ROOT CAUSE FOR THE DEFECT IS DUE TO A TOLERANCE STACK UP ON THE FASCIA APERTURE RESULTING IN UNDUE PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE SWITCHES."
SSM718632017-03-20. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT THE BOOT /TRUNK LID IS INTERMITTENTLY FAILING TO LIFT OPEN, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER TEMPERATURES. COMPARISON WITH A VEHICLE IN SHOWROOM / WORKSHOP CONDITIONS STORED AT HIGHER TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO INDICATE THIS. CAUSE: THE XF VEHICLE HAS A 'LIFT ASSIST' SYSTEM, AND ITS OPERATION IS DEPENDENT ON TEMPERATURE,THE LOWER THE TEMPERATURE THE MORE LIKELY THE BOOT / TRUNK LID WILL NOT SELF-OPEN. THE SYSTEM WILL ALWAYS HAVE ENOUGH PRESSURE TO SUPPORT THE BOOT / TRUNK LID, ONCE FULLY OPENED."
SSM718382017-03-20. Service bulletin. INTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUE:- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE DIMMING OF INTERIOR ILLUMINATION, MANUAL ADJUSTMENT OF ILLUMINATION AND NIGHT TIME MODE SWITCHING OF SATELLITE NAVIGATION DOES NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. CAUSE:- THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE INSTRUMENT ILLUMINATION SYSTEM AND DAY NIGHT MODE SWITCHING IS NOT FULLY UNDERSTOOD."
SSM718322017-03-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. "ISSUE:- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFTER A PREVIOUS REPAIR. CAUSE:- THE DRIVERS AIRBAG CIRCUIT HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS BEING AT FAULT OR HAS MORE THAN ONE FAULT PRESENT."
SSM718272017-03-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. "ISSUE: CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT ISSUES CAUSE: UNKNOWN"
SSM718222017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUED MAY 2014: ISSUE DURING A RECENT MARKET VISIT IT WAS NOTED THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DEALERS HAVE BEEN CARRYING OUT PDI’S AND THEN RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO A STORAGE COMPOUND WITHOUT REFITTING THE TRANSIT RELAY OR RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO TRANSIT MODE. TRANSIT MODE / TRANSIT RELAY ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMER’S BATTERY UP TO THE POINT OF DELIVERY. ALL VEHICLES IN STORAGE MUST HAVE THE TRANSIT RELAY IN PLACE OR BE IN TRANSIT MODE. ACTION: VEHICLES FITTED WITH A TRANSIT RELAY IF A NEW VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO A STORAGE COMPOUND FOLLOWING PDI THE TRANSIT RELAY MUST BE REFITTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEVICE MUST REMAIN ON THE VEHICLE UNTIL 72 HOURS PRIOR TO CUSTOMER DELIVERY. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRANSIT MODE. IF A NEW VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO A STORAGE COMPOUND FOLLOWING A PDI IT MUST BE RETURNED TO TRANSIT MODE. THE VEHICLE MUST REMAIN IN TRANSIT MODE UNTIL 72 HOURS PRIOR TO CUSTOMER DELIVERY."
SSM713612017-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: DA-DONGLE/DA-VINA/DA-ST512 - J2534 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE DEVICE (VCI) SOFTWARE REQUIRES UPDATING TO THE LATEST LEVEL. DA J2534 SOFTWARE DRIVER LEVEL – V4.0 (MUST BE UPDATED TO THIS LEVEL ON ALL SDD MACHINES THAT USE THIS DEVICE) DA APP HUB LEVEL – V2.4.0 (MUST BE UPDATED TO THIS LEVEL ON ALL SDD MACHINES THAT USE THIS DEVICE) DA FIRMWARE LEVEL – V57. (ONLY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE TO EACH DEVICE, BECAUSE THIS IS HELD ON THE DEVICE ITSELF)"
JTB00176NAS22017-03-17. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "SITUATION: THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY; IT PROVIDES ACCEPTANCE STANDARDS RELATING TO THE LEVEL OF HEADLAMP INTERNAL CONDENSATION. CAUSE: CONDENSATION OR 'MISTING' ON THE INSIDE SURFACE OF THE HEADLAMP LENS MAY BE CAUSED BY NATURAL CONDENSATION THAT CAN BE EXPECTED UNDER CERTAIN ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS. CERTAIN LEVELS OF CONDENSATION ARE DEEMED ACCEPTABLE BY JAGUAR."

The summaries are NHTSA's. Each bulletin's page links NHTSA's copy of the manufacturer's document.