1996 Jaguar Xj6 Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 1996 Jaguar Xj6. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 26 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
3
1crashes1injuries
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
AIR BAGS
1
1crashes1injuries
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes2injuries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
1crashes
Total complaints26

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Purchased a vehicle at auction it was running fine however I noticed at times when driving it randomly shuts down weather in the middle of the highway while driving on the streets turning corners etc. Blocking traffic and putting my life in danger and others in the car. There's no warning the car…”

POWER TRAIN · reported 2020-07-15

“Purchased a vehicle at auction it was running fine however I noticed at times when driving it randomly shuts down weather in the middle of the highway while driving on the streets turning corners etc. Blocking traffic and putting my life in danger and others in the car. There's no warning the car…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL · reported 2020-07-15

“Purchased a vehicle at auction it was running fine however I noticed at times when driving it randomly shuts down weather in the middle of the highway while driving on the streets turning corners etc. Blocking traffic and putting my life in danger and others in the car. There's no warning the car…”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2020-07-15

“Involved in car accident where my vehicle was totalled and where the drivers side airbag never inflated, functioned at all and was defective. Vehicle was on service road in motion”

AIR BAGS · reported 2015-12-25

“Involved in car accident where my vehicle was totalled and where the drivers side airbag never inflated, functioned at all and was defective. Vehicle was on service road in motion”

STRUCTURE:BODY · reported 2015-12-25

“Involved in car accident where my vehicle was totalled and where the drivers side airbag never inflated, functioned at all and was defective. Vehicle was on service road in motion”

WHEELS · reported 2015-12-25

“Accelerator pedal appeared to stick. When pedal was released, engine did not throttle down, resulting in revs remaining at previous level, and speed unchanged. When driven on the highway, this means that speed remains at 55 even when accelerator pedal is not depressed. Sometimes, runaway…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL · reported 2007-03-01

“Accelerator sticks. This has been repeatedly reported to the service department that services my car and I reported it to jaguarusa. This is a serious issue that needs attention for jaguar to fix.via my research there was a recall for 1997 models via the nhtsa but not for the 96 models. Please…”

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL · reported 2003-11-05
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1996 Jaguar Xj6 as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.