The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. FINE CRACKS WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF THE GEAR TEETH WITH IN THE GEAR TRAIN, INSIDE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEARBOX.
The risk
THIS CAN RESULT IN BREAKAGE OF THE GEAR TEETH POTENTIALLY CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO "LOCK UP" AT SPEEDS BELOW 15 MPH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jaguar XJV8 | 1998, 1999 |
| Jaguar XK8 Sports | 1998, 1999 |
Components: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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 XJV8 | 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaguar XJV8 | 1999 | 1 | 1 |
| Jaguar XK8 Sports | 1998 | 3 | 1 |
| Jaguar XK8 Sports | 1999 | 2 | 1 |
Other power train recalls in 1999
21 of the 392 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 1999 concerned the power train; JAGUAR CARS filed 102 campaigns in all.
| 99V337000 3 Dec 1999 | KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V320000 15 Nov 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 99V316000 9 Nov 1999 | APRILIA USA INC. |
| 99V303000 1 Nov 1999 | PACCAR, INCORPORATED |
| 99V276000 12 Oct 1999 | FORD MOTOR COMPANY |
| 99V272000 7 Oct 1999 | BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE |
| 99V249000 17 Sept 1999 | SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC. |
| 99V239000 27 Aug 1999 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 1999