NHTSA safety recall

Recall 87V142000

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly — Jaguar · reported 9 Sep 1987 · 133 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

SEALS OF LOWER FUEL TANK GAUGE COULD FAIL CAUSING GAS TO LEAK INTO LOWER FUEL TANK CAVITY AND POSSIBLY INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

The risk

IGNITION OF GAS VAPORS WHICH MIGHT BE PRESENT COULDCAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION.

The fix

REPLACE LOWER FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY TO UPGRADE FUEL SYSTEM TO CURRENT SPECIFICATIONS.

SYSTEM: FUEL TANKVEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER CARS

NHTSA campaign

87V142000

Filed by

Hess And Eisenhardt Co.

Report received

9 Sep 1987

Owners notified

9 Nov 1987

Potentially affected

133

Vehicles covered by this recall

Whether a particular car is affected and still unrepaired depends on its VIN — a model year being listed does not mean every car of that year is included. Check any VIN free on CarLogs, or at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

1987 Jaguar Xjs

Is this car's recall fixed?

Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer, for the life of the vehicle. A CarLogs report shows the recall status for a specific VIN as reported by the manufacturer — whether it's open or repaired, and whether the fix is available yet.

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