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Service bulletins for the 1997 Jaguar XK8

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.

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

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204061998-05-01. Service bulletin. WHEELS. CORROSION OF THE CHROME PLATING. VEHICLES WITH VIN 001001 - 011983, EQUIPPED WITH CHROME PLATED WHEELS. *TT
1921998-04-30. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION REGARDING MISFIRE DETECTION REPROGRAMMING SOFTWARE ISSUED FOR THE PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC UNIT ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - 018107. *YC
303141998-04-30. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. A LOW COOLANT LEVEL / WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. *YC
211021998-04-30. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION. REPLACEMENT OF STEERING RACK, OIL SEAL/PINION VALVE HOUSING FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON. *YC
501191998-04-30. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE AT A POSTS. VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON. *YC
205051998-04-29. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT. REVISED TORQUE SPECIFICATION ON DRIVESHAFT UNIVERSAL JOINT BOLTS ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - 022125. *YC
307051998-04-24. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. A ROAD TEST PROCEDURE AND DIAGNOSTIC FLOWCHARTS DESIGNED TO ASSIST DEALER PERSONNEL IN THE CORRECT DIAGNOSIS AND RECORDING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON. *YC
303221998-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE CORRECT USE OF THE CRANKSHAFT REAR OIL SEAL REMOVER / REPLACER FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON AND 812256-ON - SPECIAL TOOL. *YC
303211998-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A NEW VALVE SEAT CUTTER PILOT MANDREL WAS INTRODUCED FOR ENGINES TO FIT THE INTAKE VALVE GUIDE FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON AND 812256-ON - SPECIAL TOOL. *YC
303201998-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THE USE OF ENGINE REAR LIFTING BRACKETS AND ENGINE STAND MOUNTING BRACKETS - SPECIAL TOOLS FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON AND 812256-ON. *YC
303231998-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. ENGINE MANAGEMENT MISFIRE SOFTWARE MODIFIED. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACED BULLETIN 303-23, AMENDED 2/98. *TT
303191998-04-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. INFORMATION ON THE CRANKSHAFT MAIN BEARING & CONNECTING ROD TOOLS FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON AND 812256-ON. *YC
303171998-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. A SPECIAL TOOL HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO RELEASE THE QUICK-FIT CONNECTORS FOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON AND 812256-ON. *YC
205041998-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. CORRECT SPECIAL TOOLS FOR DIFFERENTIAL PINION OIL SEAL ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON AND 812256-ON. *YC
204051998-04-24. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON SPECIAL TOOL MONOSTRUT BUSHING REPLACER. *YC
971201418051998-04-20. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. ELECTRICAL GUIDE-ADMENDMENTS. *YC
971201986611998-04-20. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL. JAGUAR TECHNICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM. *YC

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