2003 Jaguar S-Type: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 3 recall campaigns for the 2003 Jaguar S-Type. The newest campaign is 04V484000. NHTSA received the report on 14 Oct 2004. The NHTSA record gives the component Equipment / Other / Labels. NHTSA has 70 complaints on file for this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 04V484000, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be sent letters which will include installation instructions and labels containing the required warning statement. If they prefer, owners may contact dealers to have them install the labels. The recall began on january 25, 2005. Owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
3 campaigns, newest first. 111,912 units in total.
04V484000Received . 50,000 units.
Equipment / Other / Labels
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 135, "passenger car brake system." the brake fluid master cylinder reservoir is recessed and oriented in the engine compartment beneath a leaf screen, such that the brake fluid warning statement embossed on the top of the reservoir body is not visible by direct view.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This does not comply with the standard.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Owners will be sent letters which will include installation instructions and labels containing the required warning statement. If they prefer, owners may contact dealers to have them install the labels. The recall began on january 25, 2005. Owners may contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS LTD. Manufacturer campaign number R171. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V488000Received . 30,181 units.
Parking Brake
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles, the electronic park brake module, which controls the application of the parking brake, may unintentionally apply the parking brake without any indication or warning to the driver.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This condition can cause the vehicle to decelerate and may cause rear wheel "lockup" at any road speed. A crash may occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the electronic park brake module with the latest production lever parts. The recall began on january 15, 2005. Owners should contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS LTD. Manufacturer campaign number R166/R167. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
04V024000Received . 31,731 units.
Power Train / Automatic Transmission
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, with the forward drive gear selected and the vehicle stationary or in a forward motion, the gearbox could potentially select reverse gear, without indication.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
This failure could result in a crash.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will reprogram the transmission control module. The recall began on may 1, 2004. Owners should contact jaguar at 1-201-818-8500.
Report filed by JAGUAR CARS LTD. Manufacturer campaign number R513. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
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Complaints by component
70 complaints, 106 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.
- 2003 Jaguar S-Type
- All 2003 vehicles
| Component | 2003 S-Type | All 2003 vehicles | S-Type, all years | Mentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 122.6 | 45.3 | 76.6 | 13 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 113.2 | 83.2 | 48.1 | 12 |
| Parking Brake | 103.8 | 4.5 | 39.4 | 11 |
| Power Train | 94.3 | 136.5 | 155.4 | 10 |
| Electrical System | 84.9 | 122.3 | 81 | 9 |
| Equipment | 75.5 | 32 | 78.8 | 8 |
| Steering | 56.6 | 42.7 | 26.3 | 6 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 56.6 | 108.8 | 100.7 | 6 |
| Air Bags | 56.6 | 45.8 | 56.9 | 6 |
| Exterior Lighting | 47.2 | 33.7 | 21.9 | 5 |
The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 20.
- Complaints that report a crash
- 11
- Complaints that report a fire
- 1
- Injuries in the complaints
- 6
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 14 Jun 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 2003 Jaguar S-TypeThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 2003 Jaguar S-Type: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jaguar/s-type/2003/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 29 Mar 2018
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- JAGUAR CARS LTD
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2003 Jaguar S-Type?
- 111,912 units in 3 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Jaguar S-Type have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 8 recall campaigns for the Jaguar S-Type, model years 1999 to 2008. 3 of them name the 2003 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 2003 Jaguar S-Type name most often?
- Vehicle Speed Control: 13 of 106 component mentions, or 122.6 per 1,000. For all 2003 vehicles the figure is 45.3 per 1,000.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2003 Jaguar S-Type open?
- The NHTSA investigation file has no investigation that names this model year.