2009 Jayco Octane Sport Utility

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Suspension	1		0	1	0

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports

Electrical System12V451000

Filed Sep 14, 20121,596 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. Jayco, Inc., (Jayco) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 and 2011 Greyhawk Class C motorhomes, model year 2008-2011 Melbourne Class C motorhomes, and 2008-2010 Octane Sport Utility travel trailers manufactured from May 21, 2007, through September 10, 2010, equipped with Iota-brand transfer switches. These trailers may have an improper electrical connection at the buss bar on the affected transfer switches. This improper connection may lead to overheating and melting of the transfer switch.

Risk. Overheating and melting of the transfer switch increases the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transfer switch, free of charge. The recall began on October 10, 2012. Owners may contact Jayco at 1-800-283-8267.

What owners reported

Newest filings

SuspensionFire

Filed Jul 8, 2013PA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 JAYCO OCTANE TRAILER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE SMELLED A STRONG BURNING RUBBER ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT NOTICED DAMAGES WITHIN THE LEE SPRING AND INNER FENDER WELL. THE VEHICLE RESUMED IN OPERATION CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO MILEAGE.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2009

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Assessment
2010	0	1	0	Routine
2009 — this page	1	1	1	Routine
2008	0	1	0	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: Sep 14, 2012. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.