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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| SSM72613 | 2017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOFTWARE LEVEL CHECK FOR INCONTROL TOUCH PRO |
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| SSM72206 | 2017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. KVM COMPONENT PROTECTION TIME-OUT IS LOGGED |
| 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." |
| SSM72768 | 2017-04-06. 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. " |
| SSM72693 | 2017-04-06. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; INTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT. INTERIOR LIGHTS FLICKER, WIPERS MAKE A SINGLE STROKE OF SCREEN |
| 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. |
| 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." |
| JTB00446NAS1 | 2017-04-05. 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." |
| 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)." |
| SSM72206 | 2017-03-31. 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”" |
| SSM68558 | 2017-03-31. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION; SUSPENSION:REAR:SHOCK ABSORBER. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A NOISE FROM THE REAR SUSPENSION. CAUSE: JAGUAR HAS RECEIVED WARRANTY CLAIMS FOR REAR SHOCK ABSORBER REPLACEMENT DUE TO NOISE. INVESTIGATION HAS REVEALED NO FAULT FOUND WITH THE SHOCK ABSORBER, AND MAY BE CAUSED BY OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE VEHICLE." |
| 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." |
| 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." |
| JTB00442NAS1 | 2017-03-30. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP. "SITUATION: THE FUEL TANK MAY BE DIFFICULT TO FILL, WITH THE FUEL DELIVERY 'CUTTING OUT' SEVERAL TIMES. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE PROFILE CAUSING AN AIR LOCK." |
| 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." |
| 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). |
| JTB00417NAS1 | 2017-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "SITUATION: AN OIL LEAK MAY BE EVIDENT FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE OR DISCOVERED DURING ROUTINE SERVICE. CAUSE: THE CAUSE MAY BE UNKNOWN." |
| JTB00395NAS2 | 2017-03-30. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "SITUATION: ON VEHICLES FITTED WITH THE 5.0L NATURALLY ASPIRATED V8 ENGINE ONLY, A 'CLONK' NOISE MAY BE HEARD WHEN SELECTING PARK (P). CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TC M) SOFTWARE ISSUE." |
| 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." |
| SSM72307 | 2017-03-29. 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." |
| JTB00423NAS1 | 2017-03-29. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "SITUATION: A 'HUMMING' NOISE MAY BE EVIDENT FROM THE ENGINE WHEN THE ENGINE IS IDLING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY DUST AND/OR WATER INGRESS TO THE PRIMARY DRIVE BELT IDLER PULLEY BEARING." |
| 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." |
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