Jayco Visibility: Windshield

Jayco is recalling about 55 vehicles over a problem with the visibility. In the event of an emergency, if the one egress window were inaccessible, the occupants would be trapped inside.

Campaign
02V132000
Manufacturer
JAYCO, INC.
Reported
7 May 2002
Vehicles
55
Built between
Nov 2001 – Apr 2002
Models
3
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 July 2002
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between November 2001 and April 2002. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2002 Jayco 24BTMBuilt November 2001 to April 2002
  • 2002 Jayco 28STMBuilt December 2001 to April 2002
  • 2002 Jayco TalonBuilt November 2001 to April 2002

What the defect is

On certain sport utility trailers equipped with an optional cargo bay wall, the cargo bay wall includes a lockable door. If the door is locked and there are occupants inside the compartment, there is only one exit, the emergency egress window.

What could happen

In the event of an emergency, if the one egress window were inaccessible, the occupants would be trapped inside. This could result in personal injury or death.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSTALL AN ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY EGRESS WINDOW IN PLACE OF THE STANDARD WINDOW. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 22, 2002.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtNovember 2001 to April 2002
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA7 May 2002
  3. Owners notified22 July 2002

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 7 May 2002.

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 1-800-825-7876.

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

Customers can 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.

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