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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
204012005-01-13. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:FRONT. FRONT SUSPENSION - NOISE DIAGNOSIS. *TT
100072005-01-13. Service bulletin. TRAILER HITCHES. TOWING EYE LOCATIONS - BLANKING PLUGS. *TT
310062002-04-10. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF NO-START OR IDLE/DRIVEABILITY ISSUES DUE TO THE THROTTLE BODY BORE AND THROTTLE BLADE BECOMING COATED WITH A SOFT STICKY CARBON DEPOSIT. *TT
303472001-12-19. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. HESITATION, SURGING, DETONATION, POOR THROTTLE REPONSE/ACCELERATION.*JB
600032001-11-28. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SERVICE ACTION S474 REGARDING ROUTINE CLEANING PROCEDURES FOR VEHICLES EXPERIENCING PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE RESTRICTER IN THE ENGINE PART-LOAD BREATHER. *TT
414022001-10-02. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY. VARTA LOW-MAINTENANCE BATTERY. *TT
412082001-09-17. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THE INTRODUCTION OF A NEW POLLEN FILTER FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. *TT
303432001-07-09. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. VARIOUS ENGINE DRIVABILITY CONCERNS. *TT
303352001-07-06. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. CUSTOMERS MAY COMPLAIN OF DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE ENGINE, FROM COLD, ON VEHICLES WITHIN CERTAIN VIN RANGES, UNDER CERTAIN RUNNING CONDITIONS. *TT
910112001-07-06. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY. THIS BULLETIN HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ASSIST IN THE DIAGNOSTIC PROCESS ON A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT BASIS ONLY, RELATING TO VEHICLES WITH SQUEAKS AND RATTLES ISSUES. *TT
C092001-04-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL. SUBJECT REGARDING CARBON CANISTER ADAPTER FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN RANGE 001001 - 042775. *TT
920032001-01-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. INFORMATION ON THE NEW PDU SOFTWARE - JTP626/2, JTP627/1 AND PDU TO PC DOWNLOAD JTP628/1. *TT
910052001-01-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS. SOME CONVERTIBLES MAY EXPERIENCE NOISE IN THE BULKHEAD AREA THAT IS CAUSED BY THE MOUNTINGS OF THE BULKHEAD BRACES. *TT
600032001-01-31. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. JAGUAR VEHICLES WITH THE V8 ENGINE, CAN EXPERIENCE PARTIAL BLOCKAGE OF THE RESTRICTER IN THE ENGINE PART-LOAD BREATHER DURING NORMAL SERVICE. THIS BLOCKAGE WOULD RESTRICT THE CORRECT OPERATION OF THE ENGINE BREATHER SYSTEM. *TT
501252001-01-31. Service bulletin. SEATS. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN RANGES 001001 - 025903 MAY EXPERIENCE THE SEAT SQUAB COVER WORKING LOOSE FROM ITS ANCHORAGE IN THE BACK PANEL. *TT
501172001-01-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. THIS BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON AREAS TO CHECK IF, FOLLOWING A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT, IT IS SUSPECTED THAT WATER IS ENTERING A VEHICLE THROUGH A SEAM OR OPENING. *TT
501112001-01-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THIS TECHNICAL BULLETIN PROVIDES INFORMATION WHICH SHOULD ENABLE THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF POSSIBLE MALFUNCTIONS WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE POWER CONVERTIBLE TOP SYSTEM. *TT
413012001-01-31. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL. INFORMATION REGARDING TRIP COMPUTER OPERATION. *TT
310062001-01-31. Service bulletin. VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A CONDITION WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY BORE AND THROTTLE BLADE BECOME COATED WITH A SOFT STICKY CARBON DEPOSIT. *TT
303292001-01-31. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION. SPECIFICATION OF SPARK PLUG GAPS ON V8 ENGINES HAS BEEN REVISED TO IMPROVE ENGINE IDLING QUALITY. *TT
206072001-01-31. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES. BRAKE PEDAL SWITCH ASSEMBLIES WHICH WERE CHANGED IN PRODUCTION FROM VINS A03098 AND F05566. *TT
501392000-12-18. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY. SUBJECT REGARDING AIRBAG DEACTIVATION SWITCH KIT AVAILABLE TO OWNERS AT OWNERS EXPENSE, ON VEHICLES WITHIN VIN RANGES 001001 - ON, TO ALLOW THE OWNER / DRIVER TO CONTROL WHETHER THE AIRBAG(S), DRIVER, FRONT PASSENGER OR BOTH, ARE ACTIVE OR INACTIVE. THIS IS A CUSTOMER PAID MODIFICATION.*TT
6802000-12-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. JAGUAR ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN REGARDING THE RELEASE OF WORKSHOP MANUAL INFORMATION ON CD-ROM. *TT
920062000-12-15. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. SUBJECT REGARDING SOFTWARE ISSUE JTP 627/9 WHICH HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO INCLUDE FULL DIAGNOSTIC SOFTWARE FOR ALL MODELSWITHIN VIN RANGES 001001 - ON AND 812256 - ON. *TT
T152000-12-07. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. PARTS INFORMATION BULLETIN FOR THE LATEST REAR QUARTER TRIM WATER CURTAIN ON CONVERTIBLES WITHIN VIN 027936 - ON. *TT

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