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Jaguar XJ

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RecallScore
Critical
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Fire risk
1
Crash risk
2
Injuries
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Deaths
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All Recalls

2 campaigns
2 recalls 2 critical🔥 1 fire risk💥 2 crash risk
Model year
Airbag
Dec 29, 2016
3415 days ago

Your front passenger airbag may not deploy in a crash, leaving that occupant unprotected.

Affected: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE · 2017
FIRE RISKCRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Jaguar XJ vehicles manufactured September 12, 2016, to October 26, 2016. The affected vehicles have a front passenger air bag inflator initiator that may fail to ignite during a crash, preventing the air bag from deploying.

Consequence

In the event of a crash of sufficient severity, the front passenger air bag may not deploy as required, increasing the risk of injury.

Remedy

Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin February 20, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J080.

Airbag
Dec 9, 2020
1974 days ago

Your frontal airbags may not deploy properly in a crash, leaving you unprotected.

Affected: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL · 2017
CRASH RISK
NHTSA
Summary

Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2010-2011 and 2017 XJ vehicles. The Restraint Control Module (RCM) software may cause the frontal air bags to deploy improperly in the event of a frontal impact crash.

Consequence

Failure of the air bags to deploy properly increases the risk of injury in a crash.

Remedy

Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will update the RCM software, free of charge. The recall began October 7, 2020. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-369-1000. Jaguar's number for this recall is H294.

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Full analysis: how to read the Jaguar XJ recall history
Year range, common components, complaint patterns, and how to use this page.

Understanding the Jaguar XJ recall history

The Jaguar XJ currently has 2 recall campaigns indexed from the NHTSA public database. Each recall represents a formal campaign to fix a defect at no cost to the current owner. Owner complaints are self-reported incidents that haven't (yet) resulted in a recall but can indicate emerging patterns worth watching.

The most frequent recall category for the XJ in our dataset is air bag (2). These clusters matter when you're shopping for a used XJ: recalls in these systems tend to be the ones most likely to have been skipped by previous owners, because they aren't always visible during a routine test drive or pre-purchase inspection.

The tracked recalls span model years 2017, with campaigns reported to NHTSA between 2016 and 2020. Not every model year carries every recall. Each campaign is scoped to a specific year range and often a specific build window, which is why a VIN lookup is the only way to know whether a particular XJ is actually affected by any of these campaigns.

How to use this page

The safest path for an owner is to run your VIN through the checker above. A VIN query hits NHTSA's live API and tells you whether your specific XJ has an open, unresolved recall. If you're researching a used XJbefore buying, use the recall list below to understand the model's full history, then check the seller's VIN to see whether prior owners actually completed the free repairs. Many don't, and unresolved recalls can linger for years.

Figures are generated live from the RecallScanner dataset, which is sourced from NHTSA's public recall and complaint APIs and refreshed daily. RecallScanner is independent and not affiliated with Jaguar or any U.S. government agency.

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