- Vehicles
- 697
- Built between
- Apr 2000 – Apr 2001
- Models
- 12
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 11 September 2001
- Repaired
- Not reported
- Unrepaired
- Not reported
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between April 2000 and April 2001. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2000-2001 Jayco NGBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco NHBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco NJBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco NKBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco NWBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco TFBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco THBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco TOBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco TPBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco TRBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco TSBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
- 2000-2001 Jayco TYBuilt April 2000 to April 2001
What the defect is
Vehicle description: mini motor homes. Incorrect mounting of the hellwig helper spring in conjunction with a change in the style of spring being installed allowed the u bolt securing the helper spring to the OEM spring to come into contact with the rear sway bar.
What could happen
The sway bar could become nonfunctional and the unit would become more difficult to control.
What gets fixed
DEALERS WILL ELIMINATE THE CONTACT BETWEEN THE HELPER SPRING U BOLT AND THE SWAY BAR MOUNTING BOLT. DEALERS WILL REMOVE, REVERSE THE MOUNTING, AND REINSTALL THE HELLWIG HELPER SPRING. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN SEPTEMBER 11, 2001.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtApril 2000 to April 2001
- Recall reported to NHTSA11 December 2001
- Owners notified11 September 2001
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 11 December 2001.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jayco at 1-219-825-5861.
Official source
- Recalling manufacturer
- JAYCO, INC.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.