Recall Register

1978 Jaguar XJS: recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 2 recall campaigns for the 1978 Jaguar XJS. The newest campaign is 90V123000. NHTSA received the report on 2 Jul 1990. The NHTSA record gives the component Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly. NHTSA has 1 complaint on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names 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, 90V123000, in the NHTSA record

Install a revised fuel purge system which eliminates excessive vapor pressure build-up.
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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

2 campaigns, newest first. 42,000 units in total.

  1. 90V123000Received . 35,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Storage / Tank Assembly

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    Excessive fuel vapor pressure can occur that, after prolonged cycling, could weaken the fuel tank structure.
    Consequence, in the NHTSA record
    This can cause fuel tank leaks which, in the presence ofan ignition source, could result in a vehicle fire.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    Install a revised fuel purge system which eliminates excessive vapor pressure build-up.

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

  2. 78V060000Received . 7,000 units.

    Fuel System, Gasoline / Delivery / Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings

    Defect, in the NHTSA record
    The air pipe and fuel line pipe may contact each other and result in chafing of the fuel rail.
    Remedy, in the NHTSA record
    The dealer will reroute air or fuel line to preclude contact, without charge to owner.

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

The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.

Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.

Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

Complaints by component

1 complaint, 1 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.

1978 Jaguar XJS: component mentions in complaints
ComponentMentions
Fuel System, Gasoline1
Complaints that report a crash
0
Complaints that report a fire
0
Injuries in the complaints
0
Deaths in the complaints
0
Date of the newest complaint
15 Sep 1999

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 1978 Jaguar XJS, by the year NHTSA received them. The largest year is 1999, with 1 complaint.

Investigations

NHTSA investigations that name the 1978 Jaguar XJS
NumberTypeSubjectComponentOpenedClosedCampaign
PE90060Preliminary evaluationFUEL TANK LEAKAGEVehicle Speed Control / Linkages14 Mar 199029 Sep 199090V123000

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. 19764
  2. 19772
  3. 19782
  4. 19791
  5. 19804
  6. 19812
  7. 19826
  8. 19834
  9. 19843
  10. 19853
  11. 19864
  12. 19876
  13. 19884
  14. 19894
  15. 19903
  16. 19911
  17. 19921
  18. 19930
  19. 19940
  20. 19950
  21. 19960
  22. 19980
  23. 20010
  24. 20020

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

Official channels

Cite this page

Recall Register. 1978 Jaguar XJS: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jaguar/xjs/1978/. 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
29 Mar 2018
First complaint in the file
1 Jan 1995
Manufacturer in the recall file
JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.

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Questions

How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1978 Jaguar XJS?
42,000 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
How many recall campaigns does the Jaguar XJS have for all model years?
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns for the Jaguar XJS, model years 1976 to 2002. 2 of them name the 1978 model year.
Which component do the complaints about the 1978 Jaguar XJS name most often?
Fuel System, Gasoline: 1 of 1 component mention.
Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1978 Jaguar XJS open?
No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.