# NHTSA recall 99V138000

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 \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 99V138000
- Manufacturer's number: R478
- Manufacturer: JAGUAR CARS
- Reported: 1999\-06\-02
- Owners notified: 1999\-07\-01
- Component: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
- Units potentially affected: 189

## What is wrong

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION:  PASSENGER VEHICLES.  FINE CRACKS WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE GEAR TEETH WITH IN THE GEAR TRAIN, INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARBOX.


## What can happen

THIS CAN RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE GEAR TEETH POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO "LOCK UP" AT SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH.


## The remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.


## Notes

OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 1, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1\-201\-818\-8500. ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1\-888\-DASH\-2\-DOT \(1\-888\-327\-4236\).


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- 1998 JAGUAR XJV8
- 1999 JAGUAR XJV8
- [1998 JAGUAR XK8 SPORTS](/makes/jaguar/xk8/1998/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.
- [1999 JAGUAR XK8 SPORTS](/makes/jaguar/xk8/1999/recalls.md). Listed as a series or trim of this model.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [30711](/bulletins/10012189.md), 2005-02-17, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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