Jayco Structure: Roof and Pillars

Jayco is recalling about 2,155 vehicles over a problem with the structure. Damage to the lift mechanism may cause the roof to fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury.

Campaign
18V292000
Manufacturer
Jayco, Inc.
Reported
3 May 2018
Vehicles
2,155
Built between
Mar 2010 – Mar 2013
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
26 June 2018
Repaired
28%
Unrepaired
1,555

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2010 and March 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2011, 2013 Jayco JAY SeriesBuilt March 2010 to March 2013

Repair progress

1,555 of 2,155 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.

28% repaired — 600 of 2,155 reported

Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.

What the defect is

Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2011 and 2013 Jay Series BB, BC and BD camping trailers equipped with a Lippert Power Roof Lift Mechanism. The manual over-ride feature on these power lifts may be misused, potentially resulting in torque from the drive motor damaging the lift mechanism.

What could happen

Damage to the lift mechanism may cause the roof to fall unexpectedly, increasing the risk of injury.

What gets fixed

Jayco will notify owners and will provide a warning label to instruct owners of the proper use of the manual over-ride feature, free of charge. The recall began on June 26, 2018.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2010 to March 2013
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA3 May 2018
  3. Owners notified26 June 2018
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 28% repaired

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 3 May 2018.

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 customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9901379.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
9901379
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

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to 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.

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