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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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"JAGUAR PRODUCT2017-05-11. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. TECHNICAL UPDATES RELATED TO BULLETINS REFERENCED IN DOCUMENT.
SSM-715982017-05-09. Service bulletin. 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"
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."
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."
JTB00328NAS12017-04-19. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. "SITUATION: THE TOUCH SCREEN MAY RESET OR BE BLANK ON START-UP AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) U1A4B-48 MAY BE STORED IN THE TOUCH SCREEN. CAUSE: THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY A SOFTWARE ISSUE WITHIN THE TOUCH SCREEN."
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."
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."
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."
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"
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."
SSM726172017-04-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM; ENGINE. COOLANT EXPANSION TANK PRESSURE CAPS LEAKING
SSM726132017-04-06. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE. SOFTWARE LEVEL CHECK FOR INCONTROL TOUCH PRO
JTB00446NAS32017-04-06. 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."
JTB00267NAS22017-04-05. 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.
JTB00446NAS22017-04-05. 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."
JTB00446NAS12017-04-05. 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."
SSM723072017-03-30. 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."
JTB00433NAS12017-03-30. 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."
JTB00395NAS22017-03-30. 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."

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