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Service bulletins for the 2008 Jaguar XK

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.

206 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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SSM719952017-03-25. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE ARMREST LINER IS DAMAGED – EG: CORNER BROKEN – SEE PIC 1 AS AN EXAMPLE CAUSE:: POOR INITIAL FIT / INTERFERENCE CONTACT"
SSM430552017-03-25. Service bulletin. SEATS; SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. "RE-ISSUED NOVEMBER 2014. 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."
SSM409132017-03-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE. "RE-ISSUED NOVEMBER 2014. ISSUE: ON INVESTIGATION OF WARRANTY RETURNS IT HAS BEEN NOTED THAT THE ENGINE-COMPARTMENT LID LATCH HAS BEEN LUBRICATED. CAUSE: LUBRICANT APPLIED TO THE ENGINE-COMPARTMENT LID LATCH DURING ROUTINE SERVICING OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON WILL, OVER TIME, MIGRATE INTO THE AJAR SWITCH AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE SWITCH."
SSM720222017-03-24. Service bulletin. SEATS; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. "ISSUE: SEATS NOT MOVING IN ONE DIRECTION / ONE AXIS CAUSE: MOTOR CONNECTIONS NOT FULLY LATCHED"
SSM720122017-03-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "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."
SSM719952017-03-24. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE ARMREST LINER IS DAMAGED – EG: CORNER BROKEN – SEE PIC 1 AS AN EXAMPLE CAUSE:: POOR INITIAL FIT / INTERFERENCE CONTACT"
SSM719662017-03-24. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES. "ISSUE: SUBMITTING A BRAKE NOISE EPQR. SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO FRONT BRAKE DISC GROOVING CAUSING A NOISE AND /OR JUDDER ISSUE. CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION"
SSM719662017-03-23. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: SUBMITTING A BRAKE NOISE EPQR. SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO FRONT BRAKE DISC GROOVING CAUSING A NOISE AND /OR JUDDER ISSUE. CAUSE: UNDER INVESTIGATION"
SSM715382017-03-23. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH; EQUIPMENT. "ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY REPORT DOOR LOCK CYLINDER COVER MISSING. CAUSE: CYLINDER COVER MAY BE DAMAGED OR HAVE BEEN INCORRECTLY FITTED AT PDI OR AFTER EMERGENCY VEHICLE ENTRY."
SSM513572017-03-23. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM. "ISSUE: WHEN INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER REPORTS FOR INCORRECT FUEL GAUGE CONCERNS THE DEALER TECHNICIAN MAY DIAGNOSE THAT THE FUEL SENDERS ARE OPEN CIRCUIT. THIS DIAGNOSIS MAY BE INCORRECT DEPENDING ON THE MULTIMETER SETTINGS SELECTED BY THE TECHNICIAN DURING MEASUREMENT. CAUSE: THE MULTI METER RANGE MAYBE SET AT 'AUTO' AND DURING A SWEEP OF THE SENDER FROM 50OHMS TO 998OHMS THE MULTI METER HAS TO CHANGE ITS MEASUREMENT RANGE. FOR APPROXIMATELY 1 SECOND, DURING THE RANGE SWITCH OVER POINT, THE MULTI METER DISPLAY INDICATES AN OPEN CIRCUIT. THIS IS INCORRECTLY BEING DIAGNOSED AS A SENDER FAULT"
SSM719952017-03-22. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUE: CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE ARMREST LINER IS DAMAGED – EG: CORNER BROKEN – SEE PIC 1 AS AN EXAMPLE CAUSE:: POOR INITIAL FIT / INTERFERENCE CONTACT"
SSM715382017-03-21. 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."
SSM676972017-03-21. 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"
SSM719152017-03-21. 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."
SSM676972017-03-21. 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."
SSM718322017-03-20. 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."
SSM718272017-03-20. Service bulletin. SEATS. "ISSUE: CLIMATE CONTROLLED SEAT ISSUES CAUSE: UNKNOWN"
SSM718222017-03-20. 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."
SSM713612017-03-20. 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)"
SSM635972017-03-20. 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."
JTB00344NAS12017-03-20. 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."
SSM717942017-03-17. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL; EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "ISSUE: FM1 PRESET CEASES TO OPERATE. (TUNER IS STUCK IN AM BAND WHILE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAYS FM1) CAUSE: NO ERROR HANDLING OF FREQUENCY BEING STORED IN HD RADIO MODULE."
SSM729262017-03-15. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY; EQUIPMENT. ISSUE: CUSTOMER MAY REPORT ERRATIC AMBIENT AIR TEMPERATURE READINGS OR DEFAULT SETTING (IE.-40°) APPEARING.
JTB00258NAS22017-03-09. Service bulletin. TIRES; 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.
JTB00257NAS32017-03-09. Service bulletin. STEERING. SITUATION: THE STEERING WHEEL MAY EXHIBIT A VIBRATION / SHIMMY WHILE DRIVING. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A ROAD WHEEL/TIRE ASSEMBLY IMBALANCE AND/OR TEMPORARY TIRE FLAT-SPOTTING.

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