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NHTSA recall 00V228004

Seat belts

Jaguar S-Type

Reported Aug 25, 20005,477 vehicles affectedJAGUAR CARSBuilt May 4, 2000 – Jul 19, 2000

The defect

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."

The risk

In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

The remedy

Dealers will inspect and change, if necessary, the seat belt buckles.

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Vehicles in this recall

Jaguar S-Type
20002001

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).