1990 Jayco Jay

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › frame and members. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Structure › Frame and Members	1		0	0	0

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports

Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer02V276001

Filed Oct 9, 200216,801 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR COOLING UNITS MODEL NUMBERS 442, 443, 452, EV452, 453, 462, EV462, 463, EV463, 482, EV482, 483, EV483, 874, AND 875 MANUFACTURED BETWEEN JANUARY 1987 AND MAY 1995. THESE REFRIGERATORS CAN EXPERIENCE A BREAK DOWN IN A RUBBER SEAL WITHIN THE GAS VALVE. AS THE RUBBER SEAL AGES, A LEAK MAY OCCUR, ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE BURNER AREA.

Risk. THE CONSEQUENCE CAN RESULT IN A FIRE, POSSIBLY CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Remedy. NORCOLD WILL NOTIFY ITS CUSTOMERS AND PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT GAS VALVE FREE OF CHARGE. 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 NORCOLD SERVICE CENTER AT 1-800-667-3005.

Exterior Lighting › Tail Lights91E013001

Filed May 1, 199136,082 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. THE STOP LAMPS ON THESE TRAILERS FAILED TO COMPLY WITH PHOTOMETRIC REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 108.

Risk. INADEQUATE STOP LIGHTS CAN CAUSE MOTORIST FOLLOWING THETRAILER TO MISS A STOP OR TURN SIGNAL, AND AN ACCIDENT MAY RESULT.

Remedy. REPLACE THE LENSES OF THE STOP LAMPS TO COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108.

What owners reported

Newest filings

Structure › Frame and Members

Filed Sep 29, 2005IL

DT: ON 5/30/05 WHILE DRIVING, THE C CHANNEL OF THE A FRAME SHEARED OFF AND SEPARATED FROM THE FRAME ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HAND SIDES. IT APPEARED TO BE METAL FATIGUE OR DEFECTIVE METAL, BUT THE WELDS WERE INTACT. THE FRONT OF THE CAMPER DROPPED DOWN AND BEGAN SCRAPING THE GROUND. NO ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR OR NOISES PRIOR TO FAILURE. WAS CRUISING ALONG ABOUT 55 MPH, BUT MAY HAVE OCCURRED IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE, AND JUST FELL OUT AS THE VEHICLE WENT ALONG. NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRAILER PRIOR TO FAILURE.*AK *NM

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1990

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
1997	0	1	Routine
1993	0	2	Routine
1992	0	2	Routine
1991	0	3	Routine
1990 — this page	1	2	Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Oct 9, 2002. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.