Service bulletins for the 2012 Jaguar XJ
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.
495 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.
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| 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." |
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| SSM67697 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER. "ISSUE: JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MONITORING REPORTS FOR LACK OF COOLING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON SOME HIGHER TIME IN SERVICE VEHICLES, WHERE INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. COMPRESSOR PART NO. C2D2790 & C2Z4345 ACTION: THE COMPRESSOR SUPPLIER IN CONJUNCTION WITH JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPRESSORS TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND RELIABILITY, AND TWO IMPROVED COMPRESSORS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO PARTS OPERATIONS" |
| SSM64857 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A CONCERN THAT WHEN AN IPOD/IPHONE IS CONNECTED TO THE IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM USING THE IPOD/IPHONE USB CABLE ONLY, THE PLAYBACK SOUND MAY BE DISTORTED OR JUMPS/SKIPS. CAUSE: UNKNOWN, CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION." |
| JTB00368NAS1 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. "SITUATION: THE PANORAMIC ROOF MAY EXHIBIT A 'CREAK' NOISE WHILE DRIVING WITH THE ROOF OPENING PANEL IN THE CLOSED POSITION. CREAKING NOISES FROM THE REAR EDGE OF THE ROOF OPENING PANEL AREA, ONLY WHEN THE OPENING PANEL IN THE CLOSED POSITION, DURING VEHICLE TORSIONAL INPUTS. THIS BULLETIN IS A POTENTIAL ADDITION TO THE SERVICE INSTRUCTION DESCRIBED IN SERVICE ACTION K117 AS THIS PARTICULAR CONCERN WILL NORMALLY OCCUR WHILE DRIVING WITH THE ROOF OPENING PANEL CLOSED OVER UNDULATIONS IN THE ROAD SUCH AS, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY: DRAIN COVERS, TRAFFIC CALMING MEASURES, AND UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES." |
| SSM71915 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR. "ISSUE A NUMBER OF ALTERNATORS ARE BEING REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AND ARE FOUND TO BE FAULTY DUE TO INTERNAL REGULATOR CHIP DAMAGE. CAUSE ALTERNATORS ARE BEING DAMAGED DUE TO CROSS POLARITY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS JUMP STARTED." |
| SSM71896 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL). "ISSUE THE COMPLETE GEAR SHIFT MODULES (GSM) ARE BEING REPLACED WHEN THERE HAS BEEN A CLAIM REPORTED OF AN APPEARANCE DEFECT WITH THE ROTARY GEAR SELECTOR (ROTARY CONTROL KNOB) , WITH ISSUES SUCH AS PEELING CHROME AND ROUGH EDGES. THE ROTARY GEAR SELECTOR CAN BE REPLACED INDEPENDENTLY USING A SERVICE KIT SERVICE KIT C2D38186 IS AVAILABLE FOR XK150 12MY ONWARDS & XJ351 10MY ONWARDS SERVICE KIT C2Z8728 IS AVAILABLE XK150 & XF250 PRE 12MY SERVICE KIT C2Z29872 IS AVAILABLE ON XF250 12MY ONWARDS CAUSE ROTARY CONTROL KNOB BEING REPLACED DUE TO POOR APPEARANCE NOTE: THE ROTARY CONTROL KNOB SHOULD ONLY BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY IF THE APPEARANCE IS DUE TO A MANUFACTURING DEFECT" |
| SSM67697 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE BEEN MONITORING REPORTS FOR LACK OF COOLING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON SOME HIGHER TIME IN SERVICE VEHICLES, WHERE INSUFFICIENT PERFORMANCE OF THE AIR CONDITIONING COMPRESSOR HAS BEEN FOUND TO BE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ISSUE. COMPRESSOR PART NO. C2D2790 & C2Z4345 ACTION: THE COMPRESSOR SUPPLIER IN CONJUNCTION WITH JAGUAR ENGINEERING HAVE MADE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COMPRESSORS TO IMPROVE THEIR SERVICE LIFE AND RELIABILITY, AND TWO IMPROVED COMPRESSORS HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED TO PARTS OPERATIONS C2D2790 SUPERSEDES TO C2D38105 C2Z4345 SUPERSEDES TO C2D38106 PLEASE ENSURE THAT THE LATER PART NUMBER IS FITTED TO ANY VEHICLE THAT IS SUFFERING FROM LACK OF COMPRESSOR PERFORMANCE." |
| JA14PA-11 | 2017-03-21. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WATER PUMP PART NUMBERS C2Z21781, C2Z28248, AND C2Z29189 -- 3.0L V6 / 5.0L V8 -- COME WITH FOUR (4) MOUNTING BOLTS. PRIOR TO INSTALLING THIS PART, INSPECT THE PACKAGING AND MAKE SURE ALL FOUR (4) BOLTS ARE PRESENT." |
| SSM71853 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE THE REMOTE FUNCTION ACTUATOR (RFA) ALSO KNOWN AS THE KEYLESS VEHICLE MODULE (KVM), MAY FAIL TO CORRECTLY DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE ON OCCASIONS. THIS CAN RESULT IN SDD REPORTING THAT THE RFA IS OFF BUS BY DISPLAYING A RED CROSS IN THE NETWORKS INTEGRITY SCREEN AND SDD NOT BEING ABLE TO RECOVER THE MODULE. CAUSE THIS MAY BE AS A RESULT OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE OR A BREAK IN CONTINUITY OF DIAGNOSTIC CONNECTION DURING THE DOWNLOAD OR A CORRUPTED SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD FILE." |
| SSM71832 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. "ISSUE:- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFTER A PREVIOUS REPAIR. CAUSE:- THE DRIVERS AIRBAG CIRCUIT HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS BEING AT FAULT OR HAS MORE THAN ONE FAULT PRESENT." |
| SSM71827 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. "ISSUE: CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT ISSUES CAUSE: UNKNOWN" |
| SSM71822 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUED MAY 2014: ISSUE DURING A RECENT MARKET VISIT IT WAS NOTED THAT A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF DEALERS HAVE BEEN CARRYING OUT PDI’S AND THEN RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO A STORAGE COMPOUND WITHOUT REFITTING THE TRANSIT RELAY OR RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO TRANSIT MODE. TRANSIT MODE / TRANSIT RELAY ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT THE CUSTOMER’S BATTERY UP TO THE POINT OF DELIVERY. ALL VEHICLES IN STORAGE MUST HAVE THE TRANSIT RELAY IN PLACE OR BE IN TRANSIT MODE. ACTION: VEHICLES FITTED WITH A TRANSIT RELAY IF A NEW VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO A STORAGE COMPOUND FOLLOWING PDI THE TRANSIT RELAY MUST BE REFITTED TO THE VEHICLE. THE DEVICE MUST REMAIN ON THE VEHICLE UNTIL 72 HOURS PRIOR TO CUSTOMER DELIVERY. VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH TRANSIT MODE. IF A NEW VEHICLE IS RETURNED TO A STORAGE COMPOUND FOLLOWING A PDI IT MUST BE RETURNED TO TRANSIT MODE. THE VEHICLE MUST REMAIN IN TRANSIT MODE UNTIL 72 HOURS PRIOR TO CUSTOMER DELIVERY." |
| SSM71361 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: DA-DONGLE/DA-VINA/DA-ST512 - J2534 VEHICLE COMMUNICATION INTERFACE DEVICE (VCI) SOFTWARE REQUIRES UPDATING TO THE LATEST LEVEL. DA J2534 SOFTWARE DRIVER LEVEL – V4.0 (MUST BE UPDATED TO THIS LEVEL ON ALL SDD MACHINES THAT USE THIS DEVICE) DA APP HUB LEVEL – V2.4.0 (MUST BE UPDATED TO THIS LEVEL ON ALL SDD MACHINES THAT USE THIS DEVICE) DA FIRMWARE LEVEL – V57. (ONLY NEEDS TO BE UPDATED ONCE TO EACH DEVICE, BECAUSE THIS IS HELD ON THE DEVICE ITSELF)" |
| SSM63597 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE; COMMUNICATION: VEHICLE TO VEHICLE. "ISSUE: JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA SERVICE DIAGNOSTICS WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ALL SDD USERS AWARE OF AN EMERGING CONCERN BEING TRACKED VIA THE EPQR SYSTEM. USERS REPORT DVD133 IS UNABLE TO FULLY COMMUNICATE WITH PCM ON LEGACY JAGUAR VEHICLES, AND REGARDLESS OF PCM STATUS ICON DISPLAYED ON NETWORK SUMMARY SCREEN, SDD MAY NOT DISPLAY DTC’S FROM THE PCM CAUSE: THIS ISSUE IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION IN THE UK AND WILL BE ADDRESSED ON A FUTURE SDD SOFTWARE UPDATE." |
| JTB00344NAS1 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "SITUATION: AN EARTH STUD MAY BE BROKEN OR CROSS THREADED. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY DAMAGE IN PRODUCTION OR DURING A REPAIR." |
| 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." |
| JTB00342NAS1 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM); ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "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)." |
| JTB00339NAS2 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD. "SITUATION: A 'HOOD OPEN' MESSAGE MAY BE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A FAULTY HOOD OPEN SWITCH" |
| SSM71796 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY NOTICE THAT THE INSTRUMENT PACK (IPK) / TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY TSD AND HEADLIGHTS FLICKER MOMENTARILY. CAUSE: DURING ACTIVE DIAGNOSTICS OF THE DUAL BATTERY SYSTEM VOLTAGE CAN PEAK ABOVE 16V DUE TO AN INTERNAL MODULE SOFTWARE ISSUE." |
| SSM71781 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUE: PART NUMBERS ON BULLETIN JTB00339 ARE INCORRECT AGAINST VIN RANGE CAUSE: INCORRECT DATA SUPPLIED AT POINT OF ISSUE" |
| SSM70018 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM). "ISSUE: A CUSTOMER MAY REPORT THAT THEIR TRANSMISSION ROTARY SHIFTER OR GEAR SELECTOR MAY BE EITHER LOCKED, OR FAILING TO ENGAGE DRIVE OR REVERSE. CAUSE: AN ERROR IN THE SOFTWARE FUNCTIONALITY HAS BEEN DISCOVERED WHICH CAN CREATE DTC P0780-94." |
| 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." |
| JTB00278NAS2 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING. "SITUATION: THE FLUID LEVEL IN THE ENGINE COOLANT SYSTEM EXPANSION TANK MAY FALL BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL OVER A PERIOD OF TIME OR A ‘LOW COOLANT LEVEL’ MESSAGE IS DISPLAYED IN THE MESSAGE CENTER. UPON INSPECTION, A LEAK MAY BE FOUND TO BE FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE-DRIVEN COOLANT PUMP, TOGETHER WITH EXCESSIVE WEAR OF THE COOLANT PUMP BEARING." |
| JTB00258NAS2 | 2017-03-17. Service bulletin. STEERING:AUTOMATED/ADAPTIVE STEERING; STEERING. "SITUATION: A STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY MAY BE EVIDENT DURING THE PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI) ROAD TEST DUE TO TEMPORARY FLAT SPOTS ON THE ROLLING SURFACE OF THE TIRE. CAUSE: TEMPORARY FLAT SPOTS NATURALLY DEVELOP ON THE ROLLING SURFACE OF A TIRE WHEN THE WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE ARE STATIONARY OVER A PERIOD OF TIME." |
| SSM73028 | 2017-03-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE. ISSUE: THE CUSTOMER MAY REPORT A NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BAY. THIS MAYBE ACCOMPANIED WITH THE COOLANT GAUGE READING HIGH AND/OR THE CHARGE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. INVESTIGATION FINDS A CONCERN WITH THE PRIMARY IDLER PULLEY ASSEMBLY WHICH IN SOME CASES CAN LEAD TO DAMAGE OF THE PRIMARY DRIVE BELT. THE PRIMARY BELT DRIVES THE COOLANT PUMP AND GENERATOR HENCE THE POTENTIAL FOR THE COOLANT GAUGE TO READ HIGH AND/OR THE CHARGE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATING IF THE BELT IS DAMAGED AND NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY. THIS CONCERNS AFFECTS LTIS (LOW TIME IN SERVICE) VEHICLES WITH THE 3.0 AJ126 AND 5.0 AJ133 GASOLINE ENGINES FITTED. |
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