Jayco, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Jayco, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on Feb 9, 2000 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 14,870. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLD DOWN TRAILERS WHICH USE GAS/ELECTRIC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS SUPPLIED BY NORCOLD. THE SWIVEL NUT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION COMPONENT OF A PRESSURE TAP DEVICE HAS "STRESS CORROSION CRACKING."
The risk
THIS CRACKING CAN LEAD TO AN OPEN FRACTURE IN THE BRASS NUT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SWIVEL NUT/PRESSURE TAP COMPONENT AND REPLACE WITH A REMEDY KIT.
8 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Jayco Eagle | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 Jayco Heritage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Jayco Eagle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 Jayco Heritage | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Jayco Eagle | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 Jayco Heritage | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 Jayco Eagle | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 Jayco Jay | 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 99V287002.
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