Jayco Fifth Wheel Electrical System: Fuses and Circuit Breakers

Jayco Fifth Wheel is recalling about 1,660 vehicles over a problem with the electrical system. In the event of a short circuit, the incorrect fuse can increase the risk of a fire.

Campaign
19V173000
Manufacturer
Jayco, Inc.
Reported
5 March 2019
Vehicles
1,660
Built between
Mar 2018 – Jan 2019
Models
2
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
22 March 2019
Repaired
54%
Unrepaired
756

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between March 2018 and January 2019. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2019 Jayco Fifth Wheel North PointBuilt March 2018 to January 2019
  • 2019 Jayco Fifth Wheel PinnacleBuilt March 2018 to January 2019

Repair progress

756 of 1,660 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2020.

54% repaired — 904 of 1,660 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 2019 Jayco North Point and Pinnacle fifth wheel trailers equipped with Carefree Altitude Series awnings. The awning circuit incorrectly has a 15amp fuse instead of a 5amp one.

What could happen

In the event of a short circuit, the incorrect fuse can increase the risk of a fire.

What gets fixed

Jayco has notified owners, and dealers will replace the 15amp fuse with a 5amp fuse, free of charge. The recall began on March 22, 2019.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMarch 2018 to January 2019
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA5 March 2019
  3. Owners notified22 March 2019
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2020 — 54% 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 5 March 2019.

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 9901428.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
9901428
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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