NHTSA recall campaign

90V024000

Exterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch

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6Affected configurations shown29,000Potential units affected—Latest completion context
ComponentExterior Lighting › Brake Lights › Switch
Report receivedAug 2, 1990
Investigations linked0
Indexed communications sampled0
What can happen

Safety consequence

THE LEAKING BRAKE ACCUMULATOR SWITCH COULD CAUSE ELECTRICAL POWER INTERRUPTION AND COULD CAUSE THE ASSIST FEATURE OF BRAKES NOT TO RECHARGE. ALSO, FLUID LOSS COULD LEAD TO SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ASSISTANCE TOTHE BRAKING SYSTEM, WHICH COULD RESULT IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

What fixes it

Official remedy

REPLACE BRAKE ACCUMULATOR SWITCHES WITH REVISED SEALS.

Recall lifecycle

Repair completion history

Campaign-level completion reporting. This does not determine whether a particular VIN has been repaired.

Latest reported completion: available in the live DOT record.

Affected vehicles

Vehicle configurations connected to 90V024000

1989 JAGUAR VANDEN PLASOpen vehicle record →1989 JAGUAR XJ6Open vehicle record →1989 JAGUAR MAJESTICOpen vehicle record →1988 JAGUAR VANDEN PLASOpen vehicle record →1988 JAGUAR XJ6Open vehicle record →1988 JAGUAR MAJESTICOpen vehicle record →

Owner action

Campaign pages describe the public recall record. To determine whether your specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall, use your VIN and verify the current status through NHTSA.

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