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2003 Jaguar Vanden Plas Air bags Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
24,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the air bags of the 2003 Jaguar Vanden Plas, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 24,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2004 (na) Jaguar Vanden Plas. On april 10, 2004, while driving 30 MPH, the contact crashed head on into another vehicle. The front driver side air bag failed to deploy. The insurance company declared the vehicle as destroyed and did not investigate the air bag failure. The contact received injuries to her ribs and head. The other driver received injuries to the forehead. A police report was filed. The failure mileage was 24,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10226069, filed 2008-04, 24,000 miles

Air bags: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2003120%
199818%

Other parts of the 2003 Jaguar Vanden Plas

Engine
2 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2003 Jaguar Vanden Plas

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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