Jayco, Inc.: Exterior Lighting
Jayco, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Nov 3, 1992 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 41. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
THE STOP/TURN COMBINATION MODULE OF THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY WAS INSTALLED AS A SINGLE FILAMENT LAMP DEVICE WHICH ONLY FUNCTIONS AS A STOP/TURN LAMP, AND DOES NOT PROVIDE TAIL LAMPS.
The risk
THE TRAILERS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FMVSS 108, "LAMPS,REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT". THE TRAILERS WOULD NOT BECONSPICUOUSLY VISIBLE IN REDUCED DAYLIGHT CONDITIONS, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A REAREND COLLISION.
The remedy
INSTALL CORRECT TAIL LAMP ASSEMBLIES.
2 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 Jayco Cardinal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 Jayco King 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 92V162000.
Full record for the 1993 Jayco Cardinal → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →