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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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Bulletins, newest first
C072000-09-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. SUBJECT REGARDING THE PART NUMBER FOR THE CLIPS USED TO SECURE THE VAPOR PURGE HOSE IS MISSING FROM THE FICHE FRAME ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - ON. *TT
V142000-09-21. Service bulletin. LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH. INFORMATION REGARDING THE PART NUMBER FOR THE LINK FOR THE DOOR LATCH WHICH IS MISSING FROM THE FICHE FRAME ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - 042775. *TT
501422000-07-19. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER. ON A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT BASIS ONLY, IN THE EVENT OF A CONCERN OF POOR PERFORMANCE OF SEAT HEATER PADS, IT IS POSSIBLE TO FIT TO CERTAIN EARLIER VEHICLES THE SEAT HEATER PADS AS FITTED FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF 2000 MODELYEAR PRODUCTION. *TT
310062000-07-19. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXHIBIT AN ENGINE NON-START OR UNSATISFACTORY IDLE / DRIVEABILITY CONDITION AS WELL AS A CONDTION WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY BORE AND THROTTLE BLADE BECOME COATED WITH A SOFT STICKY CARBON DEPOSIT. *TT
303402000-07-19. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. DAMAGE TO THE PLASTIC STUB PIPE OF THE CRUISE COTNROL VACUUM ACTUATOR ON THROTTLE BODY UNITS. *TT
303352000-06-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE ENGINE, FROM COLD, ON VEHICLES WITHIN CERTIN VIN RANGES, UNDER CERTAIN RUNNING CONDITIONS. *TT
910092000-06-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - 042775 AND 812256 - 878717, MAY EXHIBIT A REAR-END UNDERBODY RATTLE. *TT
204122000-06-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. NEW BALL JOINT SPLITTER SPECIAL TOOL FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - ON AND 812256 - ON. *TT
417032000-06-09. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - ON AND 812256 - ON MAY EXPERIENCE A DETACHED MOUNTING BOSS FOR THE HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP ASSEMBLY. *TT
501382000-06-09. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON REPLACING DAMAGED CUPHOLDER FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - ON AND 812256 - ON. *TT
501362000-06-09. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. CONCERN WITH UNEVEN OPERATION OF WINDOWS OR SLIDING ROOF. *TT
11112000-06-09. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF APPLICATION TOOLS USED TO APPLY CHEMICAL TREATMENT TO THE EVAPORATOR TO ELIMINATE ODORS FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001-ON. *TT
310062000-05-05. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF AN ENGINE NON-START OR IDLE / DRIVEABILITY CONDITION ON VEHICLES WITHIN VARIOUS VIN RANGES. *TT
100152000-04-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SUBJECT PERTAINING TO ELECTRICAL GUIDES AND DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) SUMMARIES ACCESSIBLE FROM JTIS. *TT
211022000-04-20. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION. SOME VEHICLES BUILT WITHIN VIN 001001 - 018107 RANGE MAY EXHIBIT A LEAKING PINION SHAFT OIL SEAL. AS A RESULT, THE PINION VALVE HOUSING MUST BE REPLACED. *TT
303362000-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE). PERFORATION OR CRACKING OF THE EXHAUST GAS RECIRCULATION (EGR) TRANSFER PIPE. *TT
100162000-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. INTRODUCTION OF EXTENDED LIFE COOLANT (XLC) - IDENTIFICATION - USAGE - USED ON VEHICLES BUILT WITHIN VIN 042635-ON AND / OR 878274-ON. *TT
303342000-04-20. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. ECM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE) REPLACEMENT - ENGINE MANAGEMENT QUESTIONAIRE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. *TT THIS BULLETIN REPLACED BULLETIN 303-34, DATED 10/99. *TT
303352000-04-20. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE ENGINE, FROM COLD. ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECM) FLASH REPROGRAMMING - SERVICE ACTION S479. *TT
910071999-11-10. Service bulletin. SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 001001 - 031345 MAY EXPERIENCE A CREAK FROM A FRONT SEAT CAUSED BY END-FLOAT OF THE REAR RISER BAR OF THE SEAT RISER MECHANISM. *TT
11021999-11-10. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE. SERVICE ACTION DISC S471 HAS BEEN RELEASED FOR THE PDU TO PERFORM THE ECM REFLASH FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VARIOUS VINS. *TT
419091999-11-10. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO NORTH AMERICAN SPECIFICATION (NAS) VEHICLES AND NEEDS TO BE INSERTED TO MAINTAIN THE CONTINUITY OF THE BULLETIN BINDER NUMBERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VARIOUS VINS. *TT
303081999-07-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PROCEDURE FOR DIAGNOSING AND REPAIRING DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P1396 (VARIABLE VALVE TIMING (VVT) SOLENOID MALFUNCTION - B BANK). *TT
211011999-07-21. Service bulletin. STEERING:RACK AND PINION. POWER STEERING RACK LEAKAGE. *TT
S011999-07-21. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR. SUBJECT ON THE DEPLOYMENT DOOR - BRACKET. *TT

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