The defect
HIGH PRESSURE FLUID SUPPLY HOSE COULD RUPTURE CAUSING LOSS OF FLUID OF THE BRAKE POWER ASSIST SYSTEM.
The risk
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.
The remedy
INSTALL NEW POWER HYDRAULIC HOSE OF A DIFFERENT SPECIFICATION.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by ODI
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jaguar Majestic | 1988, 1989 |
| Jaguar Vanden Plas | 1988, 1989 |
| Jaguar XJ6 | 1988, 1989 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
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 Majestic | 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| Jaguar Majestic | 1989 | 0 | 3 |
| Jaguar Vanden Plas | 1988 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaguar Vanden Plas | 1989 | 1 | 3 |
| Jaguar XJ6 | 1988 | 10 | 4 |
| Jaguar XJ6 | 1989 | 17 | 3 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 1990
18 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 90V206000 18 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V205000 17 Dec 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V198000 11 Dec 1990 | MITSUBISHI AMERICA |
| 90V190000 9 Nov 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V188000 1 Nov 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V173000 25 Sept 1990 | VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA,INC |
| 90V162000 4 Sept 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V145000 10 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990