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Service bulletins for the 2012 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.

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

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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"
SSM720022017-03-22. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. "ISSUE: LOW COOLANT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. A COOLANT LEAK IS FOUND FROM THE SEAM ON COOLANT PIPE (AJ8 9664). SEE THE ATTACHED FILE FOR AN EXAMPLE OF THE LEAK LOCATION. CAUSE: A PROCESS ISSUE AT COMPONENT SUPPLIER."
SSM719982017-03-22. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY. "ISSUE CUSTOMERS MIGHT BE EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH IPHONES 6 AND 6PLUS, AS WELL AS IPHONES THAT HAVE BEEN UPDATED TO IOS8. THE ISSUE IS COMMON ACROSS ALL MANUFACTURERS. SYMPTOMS WHEN THE APPLE DEVICE IS CONNECTED TO THE CAR SYSTEM AND A CALL IS RECEIVED THERE IS NO OPTION TO ANSWER OR REJECT THE INCOMING CALL ON THE SYSTEM. THE STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS ALSO HAVE NO EFFECT. THE TOUCH SCREEN CONTINUES TO DISPLAY THE PHONE SCREEN. THE POP-UP SCREEN TO ANSWER OR REJECT THE CALL IS NOT SHOWN."
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"
SSM719742017-03-22. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. "ISSUE: A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF BMS (BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM) MODULES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WHEN DTC B11DB-87 IS LOGGED, WHEN RETURNED TO THE SUPPLIER FOR ANALYSIS MANY ARE DEEMED “NO FAULT FOUND” CAUSE: INCORRECT DIAGNOSIS"
JTB00379NAS12017-03-22. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING; EQUIPMENT. "SITUATION: CONDENSATION / MIST MAY APPEAR ON THE INSIDE OF FRONT AND/OR REAR EXTERIOR LAMPS. CAUSE: CONDENSATION/MIST IS A NATURAL PHENOMENON WHICH CAN OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE LAMP UNIT. THIS CONDENSATION IS CONSIDERED TO BE AS A RESULT OF NORMAL ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND REPLACING THE LIGHT UNIT WILL NOT CORRECT THIS SYMPTOM. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF CLEAR LENSES CONDENSATION IS LIKELY TO BE MORE NOTICEABLE BUT DOES NOT AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE LAMP. CONDENSATION WILL CLEAR WHEN THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON FOR SOME LENGTH OF TIME AND IN WARMER AMBIENT TEMPERATURES."
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."
SSM718962017-03-21. 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"
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."
JA14PA-112017-03-21. 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."
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."
JTB00352NAS12017-03-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. "SITUATION: THE RADIO FM1 PRESETS MAY BE INOPERATIVE AND THE RADIO MAY BE 'STUCK' ON THE AM WAVEBAND WHILE THE TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAYS 'FM1'. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY HOW RADIO PRESETS ARE STORED IN THE HD RADIO™ MODULE."
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."

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