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Service bulletins for the 1998 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.

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

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303392005-01-15. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. LONG CRANKING - DIFFICULT WARM/HOT START - DIAGNOSIS PROCEDURE - AJ 26 NORMALLY ASPIRATED ENGINES. THIS BULLETIN REPLACED BULLETIN 303-39, DATED 03/00. *TT THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BULLETIN 303-39, DATED 03/00. *TT
204102005-01-14. Service bulletin. SUSPENSION:REAR. REAR SUSPENSION HUB CARRIER FULCRUM BOLTS - REVISED SPECIFICATION - REPLACE - SERVICE ACTION S468. *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
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
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
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
501242001-01-31. Service bulletin. STRUCTURE. SOME VEHICLES WITH VIN RANGES 024687 - 026557 MAY EXPERIENCE WATER ENTERING THE FRONT FOOTWELL. *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
6802000-12-18. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT. JAGUAR ADMINISTRATION BULLETIN REGARDING THE RELEASE OF WORKSHOP MANUAL INFORMATION ON CD-ROM. *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
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
303-331999-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VARIOUS VIN RANGES MAY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE ENGINE WHEN COLD. *TT
Q021999-04-19. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SUBJECT REGARDING KEY TRANSPONDER MODULE FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 018108-ON. *TT
413031999-04-16. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 029755 - 029891 AND 849517 - 849885 MAY EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATION OF INSTRUMENTS / FALSE WARNING MESSAGES. *TT
415071999-04-16. Service bulletin. EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.. SOME VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 018108-ON AND 812256-ON MAY EXPERIENCE RADIO STATION CUT OFF - RBDS - DISABLE ALTERNATIVE FREQUENCY FEATURE. *TT
T101998-09-14. Service bulletin. UNKNOWN OR OTHER. INFORMATION ON THE STORAGE BOX - HINGE. *YC

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