The defect
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.
The risk
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.
The remedy
REPLACE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR SWITCHES WITH REVISED SEALS.
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: EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
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 exterior lighting recalls in 1990
6 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the exterior lighting; JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 90V185000 16 Oct 1990 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 90V183000 16 Oct 1990 | FLEETWOOD ENT., INC. |
| 90V154000 5 Sept 1990 | CLASSIC INTERNATIONAL |
| 90V122000 26 Jun 1990 | FLXIBLE CORPORATION |
| 90V084000 4 May 1990 | EMPIRE COACH COMPANY |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990