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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| JTB00267NAS2 | 2017-04-05. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC; STRUCTURE:BODY; WHEELS; SEATS; STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC; PARKING BRAKE. SITUATION: A VIBRATION OR SHAKING SENSATION COMING FROM DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE VEHICLE MAY BE EVIDENT WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAY BE FELT THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL AND/OR THROUGH THE SEATS/VEHICLE BODY. IT MAY, OR MAY NOT, OCCUR DURING BRAKING. |
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| 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." |
| JTB00435NAS1 | 2017-03-31. 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." |
| JTB00507NAS1 | 2017-03-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS. SITUATION: THE HOOD MAY CONTACT THE HEADLAMP(S) AND MAY HAVE CRACKED AND/OR DAMAGED THE HEADLAMP(S). |
| SSM72353 | 2017-03-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. "ISSUE: X250 / XF POTENTIAL WATER INGRESS INTO BOOT CAUSE: WITHIN THE VIN RANGE IDENTIFIED BELOW, A SECONDARY SEALING OPERATION HAS BEEN OMITTED WHICH MAY RESULT IN WATER INGRESS ON SOME VEHICLES, HOWEVER THE PRIMARY DESIGN INTENT PREVENTION IS 100% ROBUST." |
| JTB00421NAS1 | 2017-03-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: PAINT SCRATCHES BETWEEN THE REAR DOOR AND REAR DOOR APERTURE MAY BE EVIDENT. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF DOOR TRIM INSTALLATION AND REAR DOOR ALIGNMENT." |
| SSM72238 | 2017-03-29. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY. "ISSUE:- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT CHROME AND BLACK DOOR FINISHERS ON THE REAR DOOR BECOME SLIGHTLY ADRIFT DUE TO PARTIAL DELAMINATION AT THE BASE OF THE REAR DOOR 'B' POST. (PLEASE VIEW ATTACHMENT EXAMPLE) CAUSE:- EXCESS APPLIED TORQUE DURING PROFILING CAN CAUSE THE FIXING SCREW TO PROTRUDE THROUGH THE MOULDING INTO THE ADHESIVE STRIP. OVER TIME, THIS CAN WEAKEN THE ADHESIVE CREATING THE PARTIAL DELAMINATION." |
| SSM72202 | 2017-03-29. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "ISSUE: DOOR LATCH FUNCTIONALITY CAUSE: JLR ENGINEERING ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING SIDE DOOR LATCH CONCERNS AND THEREFORE WOULD APPRECIATE MORE INFORMATION TO AID INVESTIGATIONS. KNOWN ISSUES HAVE BEEN RESOLVED AND ASSURED VINS FOR EFFECTED MODELS ARE: JAGUAR XF (X250) - U46731 JAGUAR XF (X250) - PUNE - T02417 JAGUAR XK (X150) - B56550" |
| 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." |
| 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." |
| SSM41158 | 2017-03-24. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. "RE-ISSUED NOVEMBER 2014. 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." |
| SSM71538 | 2017-03-21. 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." |
| SSM71863 | 2017-03-21. 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." |
| SSM71863 | 2017-03-20. 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." |
| JTB00345NAS3 | 2017-03-18. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: A 'SQUEAK NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM ANY DOOR DURING OPERATION OF DOOR GLASS (UP AND/OR DOWN). CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INADEQUATELY LUBRICATED DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE PULLEYS." |
| JTB00160NAS3 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: AFTER OPENING EITHER FRONT DOOR WITH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE, THE FOLLOWING MAY OCCUR: • THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE MAY 'STICK' IN THE OPEN POSITION; • THE DOOR MAY NOT LATCH, AND; • WITH THE IGNITION 'ON', THE 'DOOR OPEN' WARNING WILL BE ACTIVATED. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE HANDLE BINDING BETWEEN THE BODY PANEL AND THE LOCK BARREL." |
| JTB00345NAS1 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY. "SITUATION: A 'SQUEAK NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM ANY DOOR DURING OPERATION OF DOOR GLASS (UP AND/OR DOWN). CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY INADEQUATELY LUBRICATED DOOR WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE PULLEYS." |
| SSM72926 | 2017-03-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY REPORT ERRATIC AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE READINGS OR DEFAULT SETTING (IE.-40°) APPEARING. |
| JTB00217NAS2 | 2017-03-13. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS. SITUATION: THE REARMOST SECTION (IN FRONT OF THE REAR WHEEL) OF THE ROCKER PANEL(S) MAY SHOW SIGNS OF STONE CHIPPING. |
| JTB00507NAS1 | 2017-03-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD; EQUIPMENT. SITUATION: THE HOOD MAY CONTACT THE HEADLAMP(S) AND MAY HAVE CRACKED AND/OR DAMAGED THE HEADLAMP(S). |
| JTB00240NAS2 | 2017-03-08. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SITUATION: A 'RATTLE' NOISE FROM AROUND THE ROOF OPENING PANEL / HEADLINER AREA MAY BE PRESENT WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY TORQUE RELAXATION OF THE ROOF OPENING PANEL FIXING SCREWS. |
| JTB-00245-NAS-1 | 2016-09-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN OF A 'CREAK' / 'CLICK' / 'TICK' NOISE FROM THE FRONT AND OR REAR DOORS. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE MARGIN SEAL MOVING ON THE EXTRUSION AND TACKING AGAINST THE DOOR APERTURE." |
| JTB-00245V3 | 2016-09-02. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. "SITUATION: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN OF A CREAKING / CLICKING / TICKING TYPE NOISE FROM FRONT AND OR REAR DOORS. THIS VERSION HAS BEEN ISSUED TO INCLUDE THE SPORTS BRAKE, AND PART NUMBER CHANGE. CAUSE: MARGIN SEAL MOVING ON THE EXTRUSION AND TACKING AGAINST THE DOOR APERTURE." |
| JTB-00292-NAS2 | 2016-09-01. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. "SITUATION: THE FRONT DOOR MAY NOT CLOSE AFTER BEING OPENED USING THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE OUTER DOOR HANDLE CABLE FREEZING IN THE SLEEVE." |
| SSM-53217 | 2016-05-13. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS. "ISSUE: JAGUAR CARS HAVE RECEIVED REPORTS ON XF RELATING TO POOR GAP / EXCESSIVE PROFILE ISSUES BETWEEN THE FRONT BUMPER AND THE FRONT HEADLAMPS. THIS IS SEEN AS A LARGE GAP BETWEEN BUMPER AND HEADLAMP. CAUSE: PRODUCTION STANDARDS INADEQUATE." |
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