Vehicle recall 00V228004 · August 25, 2000
2000-2001 Jaguar S-Type
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with TRW seat belt buckle assemblies.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with TRW seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."
- Consequence
- In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect and change, if necessary, the seat belt buckles.
- Notes
- Owner notification began October 2000. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V228004
- Reported to NHTSA
- August 25, 2000
- Filed by
- JAGUAR CARS
- Owner notification
- October 1, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 5,477
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Seat belts
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Jaguar S-Type (2000-2001): 2001, 2000
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