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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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SSM690782017-04-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: APPLE IOS, AND ANDROID PHONE ISSUES AFTER SOFTWARE UPDATES. THE CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A RANGE OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PHONE CONNECTION, AUDIO QUALITY OR PHONEBOOK WHICH HAVE STARTED TO HAPPEN AFTER THE PHONE WAS MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY SOFTWARE UPDATED. THE CUSTOMER MAY NOT BE AWARE OF AN AUTOMATIC UPDATE SO THIS SSM IS RECOMMENDED ON ANY BLUETOOTH PHONE ISSUES EXPERIENCED. CAUSE: PHONE SOFTWARE IS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF JAGUAR LAND ROVER AND ITS COMPATIBILITY WITH OUR SYSTEMS CAN ONLY BE TESTED AND APPROVED / DISAPPROVED ONCE RELEASED BY THE PHONE COMPANY. PHONES CAN SWITCH FROM WORKING WELL TO EXTREMELY POOR PERFORMANCE OR VICE VERSA AFTER AN UPDATE."
JTB00310NAS22017-04-18. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "SITUATION: A BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE OR ECO STOP INHIBITED MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (IC) WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE GATEWAY MODULE (GWM) FALSELY FLAGGING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) 'B1402-96 – (DBFB) DUAL BATTERY FUSE BOX – CONTACTOR 1'."
JTB00280NAS22017-04-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TAIL LIGHTS:SWITCH. "SITUATION: THE FRONT OVERHEAD CONSOLE LIGHTS MAY TURN ON / OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL INPUTS FROM THE VEHICLE SYSTEM."
SSM716782017-04-17. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; STEERING:COLUMN. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THEIR STEERING COLUMN DOES NOT MOVE WHEN TRYING TO ADJUST IN A UP/DOWN OR IN/OUT MOVEMENT. CAUSE: WHEN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER SOFTWARE IS UPDATED, THE STEERING COLUMN CALIBRATION WILL REVERT TO IT'S DEFAULT VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN NO STEERING COLUMN MOVEMENT."
SSM720122017-04-08. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "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."
SSM725082017-04-07. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUED DEC 2015. ISSUE VEHICLES BATTERY CLAIMS FOR BATTERY DISCHARGED. CAUSE THE BATTERY STORAGE PROCESS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTLY FOLLOWED UPON VEHICLE DELIVERY AND FOLLOWING A PDI."
SSM428722017-04-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUED DEC 2015. ISSUE: JAGUAR ARE CONTINUING TO SEE NO FAULT FOUND WARRANTY RETURNS ON HEADLAMPS AND ASSOCIATED CONTROL MODULES CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS. "
SSM371572017-04-07. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015. PLEASE NOTE THAT AS YET JAGUAR VEHICLES WITH BULB FAILURE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR TRAILER LIGHT FAILURE SENSING ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH TRAILER LIGHT BOARDS THAT HAVE LED BASED ILLUMINATION. AS A RESULT OF THIS THE LED LIGHTING ON THE TRAILER BOARD MAY FLICKER DURING THE SENSING FUNCTION. (THIS ISSUES WILL ALSO PRESENT ITSELF IF FITTING LED REAR LIGHT CLUSTERS AVAILABLE IN THE AFTERMARKET(NON-JAGUAR APPROVED ACCESSORY) BASED UPON THIS WE RECOMMEND THAT TRAILER LIGHT BOARDS WITH STANDARD INCANDESCENT BULBS ONLY ARE FITTED."
SSM726132017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOFTWARE LEVEL CHECK FOR INCONTROL TOUCH PRO
SSM722062017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. KVM COMPONENT PROTECTION TIME-OUT IS LOGGED
JTB00446NAS32017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES. "SITUATION: THE VEHICLE BATTERY MAY BE FLAT OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES/WARNING LIGHTS MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. • FAULTY GENERATOR • FAULTY BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM (BMS) • THE CHARGE WARNING INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING CAUSE: THE POWER SUPPLY IS A FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT REQUIRES SDD TO DIAGNOSE OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY ROBUSTLY TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS MET VIA RIGHT FIRST TIME DIAGNOSIS."
SSM727682017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "ISSUE A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT A LOW BATTERY WARNING MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND ECO STOP/START UNAVAILABLE. "
JTB00446NAS22017-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "SITUATION: THE VEHICLE BATTERY MAY BE FLAT OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES/WARNING LIGHTS MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. • FAULTY GENERATOR • FAULTY BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM (BMS) • THE CHARGE WARNING INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING CAUSE: THE POWER SUPPLY IS A FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT REQUIRES SDD TO DIAGNOSE OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY ROBUSTLY TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS MET VIA RIGHT FIRST TIME DIAGNOSIS. ACTION: SHOULD A CUSTOMER EXPRESS THIS CONCERN, FOLLOW THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE BELOW."
JTB00446NAS12017-04-05. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "SITUATION: THE VEHICLE BATTERY MAY BE FLAT OR ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES/WARNING LIGHTS MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. • FAULTY GENERATOR • FAULTY BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM (BMS) • THE CHARGE WARNING INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED WHEN THE ENGINE IS RUNNING CAUSE: THE POWER SUPPLY IS A FULLY INTEGRATED SYSTEM THAT REQUIRES SDD TO DIAGNOSE OVERALL FUNCTIONALITY ROBUSTLY TO MAKE SURE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION IS MET VIA RIGHT FIRST TIME DIAGNOSIS. ACTION: SHOULD A CUSTOMER EXPRESS THIS CONCERN, FOLLOW THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE BELOW."
SSM722062017-03-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE ONLY APPLICABLE TO SOFTWARE VERSIONS 30.3 (GEN 3) FK72-14C104-AF AND 29.3 (GEN 2) DPLA-14C104-AG WHEN CHECKING FOR FAULT CODES LOGGED IN THE KVM (KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE) ALSO KNOWN AS THE RFA (REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR) F000- 63/U3000-63, CONTROL MODULE - CIRCUIT/ COMPONENT PROTECTION TIME-OUT IS LOGGED. CAUSE THIS DTC IS SET WHEN THE KVM HAS GONE THROUGH A “SELF RESET”"
JTB00435NAS12017-03-31. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:AIR; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. "SITUATION: THE FRONT AND/OR REAR PARKING AID SYSTEM MAY BE INOPERATIVE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A CORRODED WIRING HARNESS AT THE FRONT AND/OR REAR BUMPER HARNESSES."
SSM723072017-03-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE THE MESSAGE ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED"" APPEARS IN INSTRUMENT PACK DISPLAY. IF BLOCKAGE OCCURS WHILE ACC IS BEING USED, “DRIVER INTERVENE” AND/OR ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED"" MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE CLUSTER AND DTC C1A67-97 IS ALSO SET. BLOCKAGE CAN ALSO OCCUR WHEN ACC IS NOT BEING USED. CAUSE ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED"" INDICATES THAT THE ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM'S VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED DUE TO AN OBSTRUCTION. ACC CONTINUALLY SCANS FOR OBJECTS AHEAD AND, IF IT SEES NO OBJECTS I.E. VEHICLES, ROAD SIGNS, LAMPPOSTS, GUARD RAILS ETC, IT WILL INDICATE A BLOCKAGE EVEN IF THE ACC IS NOT USED. THE C1A67-97 DTC FLAGS A RADAR BLOCKAGE SITUATION AND NOT A SYSTEM FAULT."
SSM723072017-03-29. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. "ISSUE THE MESSAGE ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED"" APPEARS IN INSTRUMENT PACK DISPLAY. IF BLOCKAGE OCCURS WHILE ACC IS BEING USED, “DRIVER INTERVENE” AND/OR ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED"" MESSAGE WILL APPEAR ON THE CLUSTER AND DTC C1A67-97 IS ALSO SET. BLOCKAGE CAN ALSO OCCUR WHEN ACC IS NOT BEING USED. CAUSE ""RADAR SENSOR BLOCKED"" INDICATES THAT THE ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM'S VISIBILITY HAS BEEN REDUCED DUE TO AN OBSTRUCTION. ACC CONTINUALLY SCANS FOR OBJECTS AHEAD AND, IF IT SEES NO OBJECTS I.E. VEHICLES, ROAD SIGNS, LAMPPOSTS, GUARD RAILS ETC, IT WILL INDICATE A BLOCKAGE EVEN IF THE ACC IS NOT USED. THE C1A67-97 DTC FLAGS A RADAR BLOCKAGE SITUATION AND NOT A SYSTEM FAULT."
SSM721532017-03-28. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: FOR THE MODELS IDENTIFIED ABOVE, A CONCERN HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH THE LATEST TCM SOFTWARE RELEASED ON DVD 139 PATCH 15. CAUSE: CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION WITH JLR ENGINEERING."
JTB00377NAS12017-03-27. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS MAY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY FLUID INGRESS THROUGH THE FRONT END WIRING HARNESS AND WASHER PUMP."
SSM718032017-03-23. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "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."
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."
SSM719742017-03-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "ISSUE: A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BMS (BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM) MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHEN DTC B11DB-87 IS LOGGED, WHEN RETURNED TO THE SUPPLIER FOR ANALYSIS MANY ARE DEEMED “NO FAULT FOUND” CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS"
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."
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.."

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