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Jaguar XK8 1997technical service bulletin

Bulletin 50139 · NHTSA communication 614957 · issued Jul 1, 2000

Technical service bulletin
communication type
Air Bags
component
1997
model years
1
vehicle entries

Official summary

Subject regarding airbag deactivation switch kit available to owners at owners expense, on vehicles within vin ranges 001001 - on, to allow the owner / driver to control whether the airbag(s), driver, front passenger or both, are active or inactive. This is a customer paid modification.*tt

Vehicles covered

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.