2015 Jayco Precept

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the exterior lighting. It has been recalled 4 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility/Wiper1
000
Exterior Lighting1
000
Electrical System1
000

4 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Power Assist › Hydraulic › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings19V705000
Filed Oct 3, 20191,660 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Precept motorhomes built on Ford F53 chassis. The hydraulic lines may have been incorrectly routed too close to the exhaust without a heat shield.

Risk. Incorrect routing of the hydraulic line can cause the line to melt from the exhaust heat, resulting in a loss of braking, increasing the risk of a crash or fire.

Remedy. Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and correct the hydraulic line routing as necessary and install a heat shield, free of charge. The recall began November 14, 2019. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903440.

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers19V270000
Filed Apr 2, 20194,519 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Precept, 2016-2019 Alante and 2019 Precept Prestige motorhomes built on a Ford F53 chassis. The blower motor electrical circuit may be missing the 25amp fuse, possibly resulting in overheating of the wiring.

Risk. If the wiring in the circuit overheats, it can increase the risk of fire.

Remedy. Jayco has notified owners, and dealers will install a 25amp fuse, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2019. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903432.

Equipment17V746000
Filed Nov 21, 201749,563 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling various 2002-2016 recreational vehicles equipped with Kidde Plastic-Handle or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. A list of the affected trailer models is available at: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17V746-9524.pdf. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or excessive force may be needed to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf

Risk. In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.

Remedy. Jayco will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde for a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267, or Kidde customer service toll-free at 1-855-262-3540, or online at www.kidde.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.

Seats14V502000
Filed Aug 14, 2014389 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Precept motorhomes manufactured January 3, 2013, to July 14, 2014. Due to the routing and inadequate protection of the wiring for the driver's and passenger's electric seats, the wires may get damaged by the seats moving up and down, and back and forth.

Risk. Damaged wires may short, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will reroute the electric seat wires and install an additional 10 amp circuit breaker, free of charge. The recall began in September 2014. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Visibility/Wiper
Filed May 22, 2025MO

Wipers not working and no replacement part made anymore. My wiper relay module went bad and the wipers are not working. I contacted Jayco and was told to order a aftermarket harness and modify it. No servicing dealer will do this for me, making the rv a unsafe to drive in rain conditions. This is a big issue that I can't imagine I'm the only one with this issue. They had a recall on later models for a similar issue.

Electrical System
Filed Sep 4, 2019CA

2015 JAYCO MOTOR HOME. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AMPERAGE FUSE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CALLS FOR TAKING OUT A 40 AMPERAGE FUSE TO REPLACE IT WITH A 25 AMPERAGE FUSE , BUT THERE IS NO 25 AMPERAGE FUSE. THE ONLY OPTIONS ARE 20 OR 30 AMPERAGE. *JS

Exterior Lighting
Filed Dec 15, 2015CT

ON OUR FIRST TRIP ACROSS COUNTRY IN OUR NEW PRECEPT 35UN, WE DISCOVERED A SEVERE HEAD LIGHT ISSUE. THE HEADLIGHTS WERE POINTED DOWN STRAIGHT AT THE PAVEMENT ABOUT 15 FEET OFF THE FRONT OF THE COACH. I HAD TO WHITE KNUCKLE A 5 HOUR DRIVE IN THE WESTERN NEBRASKA. WESTBOUND US20 WITHOUT A LIGHT IN SIGHT. MY HIGH BEAMS WERE ON OUR ENTIRE DRIVE AND I NEVER HAD ONE PASSING VEHICLE IN THE OPPOSING LANE FLASH AT ME. WHEN I LOOKED INSIDE THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT, MY HEAD SPUN. THE CONTRAPTION THAT HOLDS THE HEAD LIGHTS IN PLACE DIDN'T MAKE FOR AN EASY ADJUSTMENT. I DID WHAT I COULD, BUT IT BARELY MADE A DIFFERENCE. I PULLED INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP AT MY EARLIEST CONVENIENCE. WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A JAYCO ISSUE. I EVENTUALLY GOT HOME TO CONNECTICUT FROM WYOMING DOING THE BEST WE COULD TO AVOID DRIVING AT NIGHT. WE DROPPED OFF THE COACH AT THE JAYCO DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE HEADLIGHTS. WHEN PICKING UP THE COACH, IT WAS EXPLAINED TO US THAT JAYCO WILL NOT FIX THE HEADLIGHT ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER EXPLAINED THAT HE HIMSELF IS AWARE OF MULTIPLE CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL FROM HIS DEALERSHIP ALONE. HE SAID THAT JAYCO IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS IT OTHER THAT ASKING THE TECHS TO DO THE BEST THEY CAN TO FIX THEM. IN SPEAKING WITH THE TECH THAT WORKED ON MY PRECEPT, HE SAID THAT HE DID THE BEST HE COULD, BUT THEY COULDN'T BRING THEM TO ANYWHERE CLOSE TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE. MY WIFE SENT AN EMAIL ABOUT THIS AND SEVERAL OTHER ISSU

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2021
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20261000Routine
20241300Routine
20230300Routine
20224300Routine
20219400Routine
20206400Routine
20194600Routine
20184400Routine
20177410Routine
20165400Routine
2015 — this page3400Routine
20141710Routine
20100100Routine

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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 3, 2019. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.