Vehicle recall 99V138000 · June 2, 1999
Jaguar XJV8 and XK8 Sports
Vehicle description: passenger vehicles.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: passenger vehicles. Fine cracks within one or more of the gear teeth with in the gear train, inside the automatic transmission gearbox.
- Consequence
- This can result in breakage of the gear teeth potentially causing the transmission to "lock up" at speeds below 15 MPH.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the automatic gearbox.
- Notes
- Owner notification began July 1, 1999. 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 1-201-818-8500. 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
- 99V138000
- Reported to NHTSA
- June 2, 1999
- Filed by
- JAGUAR CARS
- Manufacturer campaign
- R478
- Owner notification
- July 1, 1999
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 189
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Jaguar XJV8 (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
- Jaguar XK8 Sports (1998-1999): 1999, 1998
Has your Jaguar been repaired?
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