Jayco Electrical System: Wiring

Jayco is recalling about 285 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. This could result in the cable melting and creating an electrical short and/or fire.

Campaign
05V354000
Manufacturer
JAYCO, INC.
Reported
8 August 2005
Vehicles
285
Built between
Jun 2003 – May 2004
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 August 2005
Repaired
Not reported
Unrepaired
Not reported

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between June 2003 and May 2004. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2004-2005 Jayco GreyhawkBuilt June 2003 to May 2004
  • 2004-2005 Starcraft AmbientBuilt June 2003 to May 2004

What the defect is

On certain motor homes, the cable ties, which attach the main wiring harness to the frame rails, may break and cause the wire harness to drop into the exhaust system.

What could happen

This could result in the cable melting and creating an electrical short and/or fire.

What gets fixed

DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE MOTOR HOMES AND ATTACH NEW HEAVY DUTY CABLE TIES. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 22, 2005.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtJune 2003 to May 2004
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA8 August 2005
  3. Owners notified22 August 2005

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 8 August 2005.

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 may contact jayco at 1-574-825-5861.

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

Customers may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

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.

Same component

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