Recall Register

1988 Jaguar XJ6: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 4 recall campaigns for the 1988 Jaguar XJ6. The newest campaign is 90V024000. NHTSA received the report on 8 Feb 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch. NHTSA has 10 complaints on file for this model year. 3 NHTSA investigations name 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, 90V024000, in the NHTSA record

Replace brake accumulator switches with revised seals.
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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

4 campaigns, newest first. 86,815 units in total.

  • 90V024000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch
  • 90V023000Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
  • 88V018000Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs
  • 87V105000Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights

  1. 90V024000Received . 29,000 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights / Switch

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Brake accumulator switch which controls hydraulic fluid flow to and from the engine driven pump, could leak, causing loss of fluid in the power brake assist system. This leak is also in the vicinity of electrical wiring.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    The leaking brake accumulator switch could cause electrical power interruption and could cause the assist feature of brakes not to recharge. Also, fluid loss could lead to sudden loss of power assistance tothe braking system, which could result in loss of vehicle control and an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Replace brake accumulator switches with revised seals.

    Report filed by JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  2. 90V023000Received . 38,315 units.

    Service Brakes, Hydraulic / Foundation Components / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    High pressure fluid supply hose could rupture causing loss of fluid of the brake power assist system.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Loss of fluid could lead to loss of power assist to the braking system, which may result in loss of vehicle control and an accident, and the expelled fluid from the hose failure could cause an engine compartment fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install new power hydraulic hose of a different specification.

    Report filed by JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  3. 88V018000Received . 16,000 units.

    Suspension / Front / Springs / Coil Springs

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Certain front suspension lower spring pan fixings may fail due to stress corrosion.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This may allow the cars front suspension to settle ontothe bump stop on one side.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install revised specification front suspension spring pan fixings.

    Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

  4. 87V105000Received . 3,500 units.

    Exterior Lighting / Brake Lights

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Cruise control may fail to disengage in a normal manner upon application of the brakes, and the rear brake lamps may fail due to malfunction of brake lamp microswitch assembly.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    Possible loss of stop lamps and failure of cruisecontrol to disengage in the normal manner may result in an accident.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a modified microswitch in all vehicles.

    Report filed by JAGUAR CARS. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .

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Complaints by component

10 complaints, 14 component mentions.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.

1988 Jaguar XJ6: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Service Brakes, Hydraulic5
Vehicle Speed Control2
Fuel System, Gasoline2
Structure1
Steering1
Exterior Lighting1
Suspension1
Tires1
Complaints that report a crash
2
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
3
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
17 Oct 2008

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.

Complaints about the 1988 Jaguar XJ6, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1995, with 2 complaints.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1988 Jaguar XJ6
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE93042Preliminary evaluationPASSIVE RESTRAINT FAILURESeat Belts4 May 19934 Nov 199393V179000
EA90004Engineering analysisANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILService Brakes, Hydraulic23 Oct 198928 Jun 199090V023000
PE89153Preliminary evaluationABS FAILUREService Brakes, Hydraulic15 Aug 198923 Oct 1989

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.

  1. 19691
  2. 19701
  3. 19721
  4. 19731
  5. 19741
  6. 19753
  7. 19764
  8. 19773
  9. 19783
  10. 19793
  11. 19801
  12. 19811
  13. 19822
  14. 19830
  15. 19840
  16. 19850
  17. 19860
  18. 19870
  19. 19884
  20. 19893
  21. 19902
  22. 19911
  23. 19921
  24. 19930
  25. 19940
  26. 19950
  27. 19960
  28. 19970
  29. 19980
  30. 20000

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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Cite this page

Recall Register. 1988 Jaguar XJ6: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jaguar/xj6/1988/. 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
30 Sep 2026
Complaint file through
30 Sep 2026
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.

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 1988 Jaguar XJ6?
86,815 units in 4 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Jaguar XJ6 have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 21 recall campaigns for the Jaguar XJ6, model years 1969 to 2000. 4 of them name the 1988 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1988 Jaguar XJ6 name most often?
Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 5 of 14 component mentions.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1988 Jaguar XJ6 open?
No. Each of the 3 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.