The defect
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.
The risk
POSSIBLE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND FAILURE OF CRUISECONTROL TO DISENGAGE IN THE NORMAL MANNER MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
INSTALL A MODIFIED MICROSWITCH IN ALL VEHICLES.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jaguar Vanden Plas | 1988 |
| Jaguar XJ6 | 1988 |
Components: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaguar Vanden Plas | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaguar XJ6 | 1988 | 10 | 4 |
Other exterior lighting recalls in 1987
10 of the 197 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1987 concerned the exterior lighting; JAGUAR CARS filed 102 campaigns in all.
| 87V195000 29 Dec 1987 | VOLVO OF AMERICA CORP. |
| 87V169000 26 Oct 1987 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 87V118000 3 Aug 1987 | GRUMMAN ALLIED IND., INC. |
| 87V119000 3 Aug 1987 | NAVISTAR INTL CORP. |
| 87V115000 28 Jul 1987 | BLUE BIRD BODY COMPANY |
| 87V089000 10 Jun 1987 | GRUMMAN OHIO CORP. |
| 87V067000 13 May 1987 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 87V055000 15 Apr 1987 | EXECUTIVE IND., INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1987