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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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SSM 712182017-04-19. Service bulletin. PARKING BRAKE; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER REPOR TS A PARKBRAKE WARNING LAMP I L LUMINATED AND / OR PARKBRAKE FAUL T MESSAGE DISPLAYED IN THE IPK (INSTRUMENT PACK), FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION WI TH SDD THE FOL LOWING DTC P1571-64 (BRAKE SWI TCH - SIGNAL PLAUSIBILITY) IS STORED. CAUSE: A COMMUNICAT IONS ISSUE BETWEEN THE POWER T RAIN CONT ROL MODULE AND THE PARKBRAKE MODULE."
SSM706982017-04-19. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT THEIR PHONE, DISCONNECTS DURING OR AFTER PHONE CALLS, SHOWS AS PAIRED BUT NOT AVAILABLE, IS NOT SHOWING AS PAIRED BUT IS AVAILABLE, IS DIFFICULT TO PAIR, AUDIO FRAGMENTS WHEN STREAMING MUSIC AND/OR OTHER UNEXPECTED BEHAVIOR. CAUSE: THIS CAN BE A RESULT OF REDUCED PHONE POWER DUE TO THE FOLLOWING:- • BATTERY LIFE SOFTWARE UPDATE ON THE CUSTOMERS DEVICE, • OTHER APPLICATIONS RUNNING IN THE BACKGROUND ON THE CUSTOMERS DEVICE (SUCH AS GAMES, SOCIAL MEDIA APPS, SEARCHING FOR NUMEROUS PAIRED DEVICES). • A BREAK IN THE LINE OF SIGHT FROM THE IAM TO THE CUSTOMER DEVICE (E.G. DEVICE IN POCKET CAUSING ATTENUATION BY THE HUMAN BODY). • ANOMALIES INTRODUCED WITH SOFTWARE UPDATES OF DEVICE THAT MAY REDUCE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF AUTHENTICATION BETWEEN THE CUSTOMER DEVICE AND THE VEHICLE. NOTE: THESE ISSUES ARE WELL DOCUMENTED ON OFFICIAL PHONE MANUFACTURERS “SUPPORT” WEB SITES."
SSM704782017-04-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER COMPLAINT MAY IDENTIFY A TURBOCHARGER FAULT ON 2.0 GTDI ENGINES FROM 12MY ONWARDS, WHICH INCLUDES RE-MANUFACTURED UNITS. CAUSE: JLR ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THE POSSIBLE ROOT CAUSES WITH THE SUPPLIER, BORG WARNER TURBO SYSTEMS."
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'."
683582017-04-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: THIS SSM HAS BEEN RELEASED TO ADDRESS THE HIGH NUMBER OF SPEAKER ASSEMBLIES RETURNED, MANY OF WHICH ARE DEEMED AS “NO FAULT FOUND”. CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS."
SSM701582017-04-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. "NOTE: REPUBLISHED FEBRUARY 2014. ISSUE: JLR WOULD ADVISE ALL DEALERS THAT JTB00280 HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY REMOVED FROM TOPIX DUE TO AN UNAVOIDABLE PARTS SUPPLY ISSUE REFERENCE THE OVERHEAD CONSOLE REPAIR KIT C2Z25623. CAUSE: JLR ARE WORKING TO RELEASE A NEW FIX FOR THIS ISSUE ON XF AND THE TSB WILL BE RE-RELEASED ONCE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET DEMAND."
SSM715382017-04-18. Service bulletin. 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."
SSM714982017-04-18. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. "ISSUE: ENGINEERING IS INVESTIGATING THE CAUSE OF FRONT DRIVE SHAFTS (HALF SHAFTS) RUBBER BOOTS SPLIT OR DAMAGED ON JAGUAR VEHICLES IN WARRANTY. CAUSE: UNKNOWN – ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION ON-GOING."
SSM532172017-04-17. 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."
JTB00307NAS22017-04-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY. "SITUATION: WHEN OPENING A FRONT DOOR, THE FRONT DOOR FINISHER MAY CONTACT THE REAR DOOR FINISHER. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE FRONT DOOR FINISHER MOVING REARWARDS ON THE DOOR."
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."
SSM715982017-04-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. "ISSUE: FOLLOWING THE RECENT K202 CAMPAIGN A FEW CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL SWITCH UNIT(S) FAILS TO RISE OR INITIALLY RISES BEFORE LOWERING ITSELF BACK TO ITS DEFAULT POSITION FOR AN IGNITION OFF STATE, WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY DTC P176B - 71 (TRANSMISSION RANGE SELECTOR UP AND DOWN POSITION CONTROL ERROR) CAUSE: POTENTIAL OF A MIXED STOCK CONDITION"
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."
SSM725602017-04-07. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY EXPRESS A CONCERN THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED WITH DTC P068A-00 IS STORED IN THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM) CAUSE: THERE IS A CPU RESPONSE TIME ERROR DURING THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN PROCEDURE, THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE (PCM)"
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."
SSM722022017-04-07. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR; STRUCTURE:BODY. "ISSUE: DOOR LATCH FUNCTIONALITY CAUSE: JLR ENGINEERING ARE CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING SIDE DOOR LATCH CONCERNS AND THEREFORE WOULD APPRECIATE MORE INFORMATION TO AID INVESTIGATIONS."
SSM719662017-04-07. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC; SERVICE BRAKES; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUE: SUBMITTING A BRAKE NOISE EPQR. SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO FRONT BRAKE DISC GROOVING CAUSING A NOISE AND /OR JUDDER ISSUE. CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION"
SSM445742017-04-07. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS; STRUCTURE:BODY; SEAT BELTS:FRONT; SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015. ISSUE: OPERATION OF FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS. CAUSE: JAGUAR ARE RECEIVING A GROWING NUMBER OF REPORTED CONCERNS FROM XF CUSTOMERS RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS, MANY OF THESE REPORTED CONCERNS HAVE BEEN INDUCED BY THE CUSTOMER OR SIMPLY BY THE CUSTOMER NOT UNDERSTANDING HOW THE FRONT AND REAR SEAT BELTS OPERATE. THESE CONCERNS REFER TO THE BELTS STICKING OR SEIZING IN OPERATION (ALR SYSTEM ACTIVE) TWISTED WEBBING AND SLOW RETRACTION."
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. "
SSM392112017-04-07. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS. "RE-ISSUED DEC 2015. ISSUE: FUEL INJECTORS CLOGGED LEADING TO POOR RUNNING / MISFIRES / ENGINE DETONATION ON AJ-V8 ENGINES. CAUSE: POOR FUEL QUALITY OR FUEL CONTAMINANTS BLOCKING THE HOLES IN THE FUEL INJECTOR."
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."
JTB00465NAS12017-04-07. 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."
SSM726172017-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE. COOLANT EXPANSION TANK PRESSURE CAPS LEAKING

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