| NHTSA Campaign Number: |
04V136000 |
| Vehicle/Equipment Make: |
JAGUAR |
| Vehicle/Equipment Model: |
XJ |
| Model Year: |
2004 |
| Manufacturer Campaign Number: |
R719 |
| Manufacturer Component Description: |
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL |
| Manufacturers Involved in Recall: |
JAGUAR CARS LTD |
| Manufacturered: |
20031101 - 20040131 |
| Type of Report: |
V (Vehicle, Equipment or Tire) |
| Potential Number of Units Affected: |
1142 |
| Date Owner Notified By Manufacturer: |
20040514 |
| Recall Initiated By: |
20040514 |
| Manufacturer Responsible For Recall: |
JAGUAR CARS LTD |
| Report Received Date: |
20040318 |
| Record Creation Date: |
20040322 |
| Regulation Part Number: |
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| Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard Number: |
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| Defect Summary: |
ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG TRIM COMPONENTS HAVE A POOR APERTURE EDGE. |
| Consequence Summary: |
SHOULD THE AIR BAG DEPLOY, IT COULD BE CUT, CAUSING IT TO NOT INFLATE PROPERLY, WHICH INCREASES THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT IN A CRASH. |
| Corrective Summary: |
DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG APERTURE AND, WHERE NECESSARY, REMOVE ANY SHARP, SERRATED EDGES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 14, 2004. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT JAGUAR AT 1-800-452-4827. |