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Jaguar Sovereign Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 2 safety recalls and 13 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Jaguar Sovereign (1989–1992). The most-complained-about year is 1990.

2
safety recalls, all years
13
owner complaints, all years
1990
year with most recalls
1990
year with most complaints

Pick your Jaguar Sovereign model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
1992 Jaguar Sovereign13
1991 Jaguar Sovereign15
1990 Jaguar Sovereign25
1989 Jaguar Sovereign10

What Jaguar Sovereign owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 13 complaints with NHTSA. The 1990 model year has the most, with 5.

All Jaguar Sovereign recalls (2)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Jaguar Sovereign, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Seat belts

    NHTSA 93V179000 Reported 52,102 vehicles potentially affected JAGUAR MOTORS, INC.

    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.

    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.

    Model years: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992

  2. Caliper (service brakes)

    NHTSA 89V235000 Reported 1,284 vehicles potentially affected JAGUAR ROVER TRIUMPH INC.

    Head of rear caliper fixing bolt could break off, leaving only bolt shank in place.

    Remedy: Manufacturer will replace defective bolt.

    Model years: 1990

Other Jaguar models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.