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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| JTB00465NAS1 | 2017-04-07. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: THE LEFT-HAND AND/OR RIGHT-HAND CLIMATE CONTROL AIR VENT MAY NOT ROTATE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A BROKEN DRIVE CLUTCH WITHIN THE AIR VENTS." |
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| JTB00446NAS3 | 2017-04-06. 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." |
| SSM72693 | 2017-04-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; INTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT. INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER, WIPERS MAKE A SINGLE STROKE OF SCREEN |
| SSM71803 | 2017-04-05. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUED MAY 2014: 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." |
| SSM72498 | 2017-04-05. Service bulletin. WHEELS; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUE: WHEEL STUD FAILURES (FRACTURES). CAUSE: OVERLOAD FRACTURE DUE TO INCORRECT TORQUE BEING APPLIED OR INCORRECT PROCESS APPLICATION AND SEQUENCE BEING APPLIED TO THE WHEEL STUD FOLLOWING WHEEL REMOVAL AND REFIT." |
| JTB00446NAS2 | 2017-04-05. 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." |
| JTB00411NAS1 | 2017-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: THE DOOR EXTERIOR ALUMINUM FINISHERS MAY EXHIBIT DISCOLORATION. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE ALUMINUM SURFACE BEING AFFECTED BY CLIMATIC CONDITIONS." |
| JTB00342NAS2 | 2017-03-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM). "SITUATION: ON START-UP, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM MAY EXPERIENCE EITHER AN INTERMITTENT OR PERMANENT CONCERN AS DESCRIBED BELOW. A. INTERMITTENT: - THE CURRENT VEHICLE POSITION DISPLAYED IS 'WASHINGTON D.C.' AND NOT THE ACTUAL CURRENT POSITION. ONCE A GPS SIGNAL IS ACQUIRED, THE CURRENT VEHICLE POSITION WILL THEN BE CORRECTLY DISPLAYED. - ROUTE GUIDANCE IS NOT AFFECTED DURING THIS INTERMITTENT FAULT MODE; IF THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING ROUTE GUIDANCE, THE CURRENT ROUTE WILL CONTINUE TO BE DISPLAYED. B. PERMANENT: - THE CURRENT VEHICLE POSITION DISPLAYED IS 'WASHINGTON D.C.' AND NOT THE ACTUAL CURRENT POSITION. THE CURRENT VEHICLE POSITION WILL CONTINUE TO BE INCORRECTLY DISPLAYED AS 'WASHINGTON D.C.' FOLLOWING AN IGNITION CYCLE ('OFF' / 'ON'). - ROUTE GUIDANCE IS AFFECTED DURING THIS PERMANENT FAULT MODE; IF THE ISSUE OCCURRED DURING ROUTE GUIDANCE, THE CURRENT ROUTE WILL NOT RESUME AND THE DESTINATION WILL BE CANCELLED. - ALL PREVIOUS DESTINATIONS WILL BE DELETED (BUTTON 'GRAYED OUT'). CAUSE: THESE MAY BE CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ISSUE OR HARD FAULT WITH THE INTEGRATED AUDIO MODULE (IAM)." |
| SSM72307 | 2017-03-30. 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." |
| JTB00433NAS1 | 2017-03-30. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: THE ADAPTIVE FRONT LIGHTING SYSTEM (AFS) WARNING LAMP MAY BE ILLUMINATED/FLASHING ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. UPON DIAGNOSIS, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES (DTC) B1D64-87 AND/OR B1D65-87 STORED IN THE HEADLAMP LEVELING CONTROL MODULE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ERROR WITHIN THE HEADLAMP LEVELING CONTROL MODULE." |
| SSM64657 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "ISSUED MARCH 2015. ISSUE: COOLANT LEAK FROM 5.0L V8 (AJ133) WATER PUMP. CAUSE: A NUMBER OF CHANGES TO THE WATER PUMPS HAVE BEEN MADE TO IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY." |
| SSM72190 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY. "ISSUE: JLR HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF WARRANTY CLAIMS REPORTING VARIOUS HEADLINING CREAKS AND RATTLES CAUSE: THE CLIPS USED TO SECURE OUR HEADLINERS ON X250 ARE ONE USE ONLY. (PLEASE VIEW ATTACHMENT). WHEN REMOVING THE HEADLINER THE CLIP MECHANISM WILL BECOME DAMAGED AND THE HEADLINER WILL NOT WILL NOT BE SECURE." |
| SSM72184 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: X250 SYSTEM RESET VIA FSJB (FRONT SMART JUNCTION BOX) / RSJB (REAR SMART JUNCTION BOX) CLEAR DOWN. CAUSE: FSJB / RSJB’S ARE RETURNED BACK TO THE SUPPLIER FOR TESTING WITH NO FAULTS EVIDENT. THE SYSTEM COMPLEXITY REQUIRES ALL MODULES TO BE RESTORED TO A DEFAULT STATE WITH REGARDS TO SHORT TERM MEMORY RETENTION OF SETTINGS AND DATA." |
| SSM70138 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: X250 SYSTEM RESET VIA FSJB (FRONT SMART JUNCTION BOX) / RSJB (REAR SMART JUNCTION BOX) CLEAR DOWN. CAUSE: FSJB / RSJB’S ARE RETURNED BACK TO THE SUPPLIER FOR TESTING WITH NO FAULTS EVIDENT. THE SYSTEM COMPLEXITY REQUIRES ALL MODULES TO BE RESTORED TO A DEFAULT STATE WITH REGARDS TO SHORT TERM MEMORY RETENTION OF SETTINGS AND DATA." |
| SSM72114 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP DIAGNOSTICS ON 3.0L AJ126 AND 5.0L AJ133 ENGINES HAVE BEEN UPDATED. ACTION: PLEASE REFER TO THE PROCEDURE BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON HOW TO ACCESS THE NEW INFORMATION THROUGH SDD." |
| SSM72002 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. "ISSUE: LOW COOLANT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. A COOLANT LEAK IS FOUND FROM THE SEAM ON COOLANT PIPE (AJ8 9664). SEE THE ATTACHED FILE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF THE LEAK LOCATION. CAUSE: A PROCESS ISSUE AT COMPONENT SUPPLIER" |
| SSM43055 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; SEATS. "RE-SSUED JANUARY 2015. ISSUE: SEAT MOVEMENT MAYBE RESTRICTED ON SOME VEHICLES THAT HAS THE SEAT MEMORY FUNCTION. CAUSE: IF AN OBSTRUCTION IS ENCOUNTERED WHILE THE SEAT IS IN MOTION, THE SEAT WILL STOP MOVING AND FURTHER MOVEMENT WILL BE RESTRICTED UNTIL THE SEAT HAS BEEN RESET." |
| SSM41158 | 2017-03-28. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. "RE-ISSUED JANUARY 2015. ISSUE: RUST SPOTS MAY BE NOTICED ON THE REAR BUMPER. CAUSE: PARTICLES OF METAL REMAINING FROM BOOT SEAL MANUFACTURING PROCESS, EXITING THE BOOT APERTURE SEAL." |
| JTB00396NAS1 | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: A 'CREAK' NOISE FROM THE BASE OF THE FRONT SEAT MAY BE EVIDENT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT LUBRICANT DURING THE ASSEMBLY PROCESS." |
| JTB00380NAS2 | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: INADEQUATE A/C PERFORMANCE, LOW PRESSURE RECORDED ON THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, AND/OR HIGH PRESSURE RECORDED ON THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BE EXHIBITED WITH THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH (WHERE APPLICABLE) WORKING PROPERLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE A/C COMPRESSOR DIRECT PRESSURE SENSING (DPS) VALVE BEING WORN." |
| JTB00377NAS1 | 2017-03-27. 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." |
| K263NAS1 | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER. "SITUATION: AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2012-2013 MODEL YEAR XF (X250) VEHICLES WHERE THE FUEL FILLER FLAP MAY BE INOPERATIVE. 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" |
| JTB00380NAS1 | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "SITUATION: INADEQUATE A/C PERFORMANCE MAY BE EXHIBITED. UPON INSPECTION, LOW PRESSURE IS RECORDED ON THE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM, HIGH PRESSURE RECORDED ON THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM, AND THE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH (WHERE APPLICABLE) IS WORKING PROPERLY. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE A/C COMPRESSOR DIRECT PRESSURE SENSING (DPS) VALVE BEING WORN." |
| 6-255NAS | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL FILTER. AN ISSUE HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED ON A LIMITED NUMBER OF 2012-2013 MODEL YEAR XF (X250) VEHICLES WHERE THE FUEL FILLER FLAP ACTUATOR MAY BE INOPERATIVE." |
| SSM72082 | 2017-03-27. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ENGINE. "ISSUE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF TSS MOTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, WHEN RETURNED TO THE SUPPLIER FOR ANALYSIS MANY ARE DEEMED AS “NO FAULT FOUND”. DTC’S MAY BE PRESENT, DUE TO THIS CARRY OUT A DTC GLOBAL READ USING THE RECOMMENDED DIAGNOSTIC AND FOLLOW THE HELP TEXT FOR EACH DTC’S. IT IS POSSIBLE DURING AN ECO STOP START THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RE-START. CAUSE INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS." |
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