The 1990 Jaguar Sovereign has 2 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 53,386 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the seat belts. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SEAT BELTS93V1790001993-11-0152,102 affected
Defect
THE NORMAL LOCKUP FUNCTION OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT REEL CAN CAUSE THE BELT MOTOR WINCH ASSEMBLY TO LOCKUP SUCH THAT THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY/FUNCTION OR GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG THE TRACK CAUSING THE KINKING OR BREAKING OF ITS CABLE OR DETACHMENT OF THE TONGUE.
Consequence
IF THIS OCCURS THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE CANNOT USETHE SAFETY BELTS, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN THE EVENT OF A SUDDEN STOPOR ACCIDENT.
Remedy
JAGUAR WILL REPAIR THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM IF THIS PROBLEM OCCURS OR HAS OCCURRED. JAGUAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF THE EXISTENCE OF A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON COMPONENTS OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT SYSTEM.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC89V2350001989-12-261,284 affected
Defect
HEAD OF REAR CALIPER FIXING BOLT COULD BREAK OFF, LEAVING ONLY BOLT SHANK IN PLACE.
Consequence
THE BREAK IN THE REAR BRAKE CALIPER FIXING BOLT COULDRESULT IN AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCES, AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy
MANUFACTURER WILL REPLACE DEFECTIVE BOLT.
Complaints by component
SEAT BELTS
1
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
1
TIRES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
1crashes1injuries
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Non-road hazard tire failure of a 205x70xr15 cooper mastercraft sensys 01 tire. While driving at 75mph on I-10 near tonapah, az the right front tire suddenly exploded with a loud bang. We got off of I-10 a few feet and put the spare on . The tire was totally destroyed in one small area. These…”
“May 2000 my wife was driving home in her 1990 jaguar sovereign - the brakes failed completely as she was pulling into the driveway. Luckily, she had just pulled in and was going very slowly and managed to stop the car with the hand brake before reaching the garage door. Had this occurred in…”
“Vehicle put in reverse, suddenly flew backwards, tried to put brakes on, brakes failed, slammed it into drive, crashed into bmw & pushed it through a house. *ak”
“Tl* the contact owns a 1990 jaguar sovereign. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 93v179000 (seat belts); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle…”
“Employee thought there was ball joint promblem and it turned out to be structural failure rust onto the front cross member. Upon using a screw driver to inspect an area of loose powder coating, the screw driver easily walked through the metal area.”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1990 Jaguar Sovereign as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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