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Jaguar S-Type 1998–2015technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM39211 · NHTSA communication 10097036 · issued Jan 5, 2015

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Fuel System, Gasoline
component
1998–2015
model years
39
vehicle entries

Official summary

"re-issued dec 2015. Issue: fuel injectors clogged leading to poor running / misfires / engine detonation on aj-v8 engines. Cause: poor fuel quality or fuel contaminants blocking the holes in the fuel injector."

What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.