Recall - Unintended Rear Wheel Braking: Overview
S206-R167DATE
12/04
S-TYPE
MODEL
2003-04 MY
S-TYPE
VIN
M44998-N13088
Unintended Rear Wheel Braking -
Park Brake Warning Lights Displayed -
RECALL R167
Issue:
A concern has been identified on a number of 2003-04 MY S-TYPE vehicles within the above VIN range. It is possible that the electronic parking brake can be unintentionally applied resulting in the vehicle decelerating and in extreme cases, the rear wheels locking up, which may result in a vehicle crash. This condition can occur at any speed and may be accompanied by warning lights or messages being displayed.
Jaguar Cars has made the decision to recall all left-hand drive 2003-04 MY S-TYPE vehicles within the above VIN range to install a windshield wiper motor suppression module and link lead. The workshop procedure is included.
Note:
Additional recall actions listed below may need to be performed in conjunction with R167.
Recall Action R166 - Unintended rear wheel braking without warning lights, is being released at the same time as Recall Action R167. For those vehicles that require both R166 and R167, You must ensure that all repairs for both actions are completed at one visit. Refer to S206-R166 for repair information.
Recall Action R171 - Brake fluid warning label - The plenum chamber finisher obscures the existing embossed warning on the brake fluid reservoir. Therefore, Jaguar Cars is not in compliance with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 135 requirement. As a result, a new brake fluid warning label must be applied to the plenum chamber finisher as part of R167. Refer to Warranty section for more information.
Parts Information:
The Brake Fluid Warning Label comes on a roll of 100 labels. To help determine the actual number of parts required by your dealership, please visit the Service Support Web site to access the spreadsheets which identify the number of vehicles sold by your dealership that are affected by recall R167. These spreadsheets are accessible by clicking the document link in the VIN column based on your dealer code. These spreadsheets can be manipulated to suit you own needs. Please order according to actual demand.
Warranty Information:
Warranty claims should be submitted quoting program code R167 together with the relevant option code from the table.
The option that allow for drive in/drive out can only be claimed when the vehicle has been brought into the workshop for this action alone to be undertaken.
Note:
There is no dedicated warranty claiming information for the installation of the brake fluid warning label for R171, since this is performed as part of R167.
Recall Action R167
Note:
Always review a Vehicle's Claim History within DDW first to determine whether this recall has been previously performed on a specific vehicle. The "Review Claim History" function will display a list of claims against the vehicle. If this recall appears in the program code field, do not perform this recall.
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