The defect
ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED VALVES IN THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY DUE TO DIRT ENTERING THE VALVES.
The risk
CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE UNDER NORMAL OPERATINGCONDITIONS WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
The remedy
REPLACE CRUISE CONTROL ACTUATOR AND INSTALL ADDITIONAL VACUUM DUMP VALVE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jaguar XJS | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990 |
Components: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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 XJS | 1982 | 1 | 6 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1983 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1984 | 2 | 3 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1985 | 4 | 3 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1986 | 2 | 4 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1987 | 1 | 6 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1988 | 7 | 4 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1989 | 14 | 4 |
| Jaguar XJS | 1990 | 15 | 3 |
Other vehicle speed control recalls in 1990
9 of the 208 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1990 concerned the vehicle speed control; JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC. filed 6 campaigns in all.
| 90V177000 2 Oct 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V160000 4 Sept 1990 | IVECO TRUCK OF N.A., INC. |
| 90V138000 9 Aug 1990 | CHRYSLER CORPORATION |
| 90V113000 6 Jun 1990 | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR CO. |
| 90V076000 17 Apr 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V044000 1 Mar 1990 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 90V040000 28 Feb 1990 | TOYOTA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 90V014000 29 Jan 1990 | CHANCE COACH, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1990