NHTSA safety recall

Recall 93V179000

Seat Belts — Jaguar · reported 1 Nov 1993 · 52,102 vehicles potentially affected

What's wrong

THE NORMAL LOCKUP FUNCTION OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT REEL CAN CAUSE THE BELT MOTOR WINCH ASSEMBLY TO LOCKUP SUCH THAT THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY/FUNCTION OR GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG THE TRACK CAUSING THE KINKING OR BREAKING OF ITS CABLE OR DETACHMENT OF THE TONGUE.

The risk

IF THIS OCCURS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE CANNOT USETHE SAFETY BELTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOPOR ACCIDENT.

The fix

JAGUAR WILL REPAIR THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OR HAS OCCURRED. JAGUAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON COMPONENTS OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT SYSTEM.

SYSTEM: INTERIOR SYSTEMS; PASSIVE RESTRAINTS; BELTS.VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: SEDAN AND COUPE PASSENGER VEHICLES.NOTE: IF YOUR VEHICLE IS PRESENTED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPONSERVICE DATE AND THE REMEDY IS NOT PROVIDED WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME AND FREEOF CHARGE OR THE REMEDY DOES NOT CORRECT THE DEFECT OR NONCOMPLIANCE, PLEASECONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETYHOTLINE AT 1-800-424-9393.

NHTSA campaign
93V179000
Filed by
Jaguar Motors, Inc.
Report received
1 Nov 1993
Owners notified
21 Feb 1994
Potentially affected
52,102

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.

1989 Jaguar Majestic 1990 Jaguar Majestic 1991 Jaguar Majestic 1992 Jaguar Majestic 1989 Jaguar Sovereign 1990 Jaguar Sovereign 1991 Jaguar Sovereign 1992 Jaguar Sovereign 1989 Jaguar Vanden Plas 1990 Jaguar Vanden Plas 1991 Jaguar Vanden Plas 1992 Jaguar Vanden Plas 1989 Jaguar Xj6 1990 Jaguar Xj6 1991 Jaguar Xj6 1992 Jaguar Xj6 1987 Jaguar Xjs 1988 Jaguar Xjs 1989 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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