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Jaguar XF 2009–2014technical service bulletin

Bulletin SSM53217 · NHTSA communication 10097466 · issued Feb 21, 2014

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Structure
component
2009–2014
model years
6
vehicle entries

Official summary

"issue: jaguar cars have received reports on xf relating to poor gap / excessive profile issues between the front bumper and the front headlamps. This is seen as a large gap between bumper and headlamp. Cause: production standards inadequate."

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.