NHTSA recall 16V229000
A recall listed here may apply to a vehicle of this year, make and model. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle: check the VIN with the official lookups.
| Published by | NHTSA (United States) |
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| Campaign number | 16V229000 |
| Manufacturer's number | J065 |
| Manufacturer | Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC |
| Reported | 2016-04-20 |
| Owners notified | 2016-05-05 |
| Component | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE |
| Units potentially affected | 5 |
| Report | Quarterly report 6, for 2017 quarter 3 |
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| Filed with NHTSA | 2017-10-25 |
| Vehicles in the campaign | 5 |
| Reported remedied | 3 (60%) |
| Reported unreachable | 1 |
| Reported removed | 0 |
These are the manufacturer's totals for the whole campaign at the end of 2017 quarter 3, as filed with NHTSA. They do not say whether one vehicle has been remedied: check the VIN with the official lookups. The reports are from data as of 2026-10-19.
What is wrong
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 XF vehicles manufactured February 6, 2008 to October 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver frontal air bags may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage deployment, resulting in the second stage deploying improperly in certain crashes.
What can happen
An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.
The remedy
Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.
Notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
| 2009 JAGUAR XF | Built 2008-02-06 to 2014-10-20. |
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| 2011 JAGUAR XF | Built 2008-02-06 to 2014-10-20. |
| 2012 JAGUAR XF | Built 2008-02-06 to 2014-10-20. |
| 2015 JAGUAR XF | Built 2008-02-06 to 2014-10-20. |
A vehicle with no link is not in this site's catalog, which covers cars, multipurpose vehicles and trucks by model year. The campaign is from data as of 2026-10-19.
Bulletins for the same vehicles and component
| SSM71832 | 2017-03-20. Service bulletin. "ISSUE:- CUSTOMERS HAVE REPORTED THAT THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AFTER A PREVIOUS REPAIR. CAUSE:- THE DRIVERS AIRBAG CIRCUIT HAS BEEN INCORRECTLY DIAGNOSED AS BEING AT FAULT OR HAS MORE THAN ONE FAULT PRESENT." |
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A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.