Known Recalls

Recall campaign · NHTSA 18V451000

Equipment: other: labels

Jayco, Inc. filed this campaign with NHTSA on 2018-07-05.

Recall campaignNHTSA 18V451000

Equipment: other: labels

Component
Equipment: other: labels
Manufacturer
Jayco, Inc.
Vehicles affected
49
Reported to NHTSA
2018-07-05
Owners notified
2018-08-22

Defect description

Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Jayco Alante, Precept, Seneca, Redhawk, and Melbourne motorhomes. The Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) label incorrectly overstates the cargo capacity, potentially causing the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other than Passenger Cars."

Safety risk

An overloaded vehicle has an increased risk of a crash.

Manufacturer remedy

Jayco will notify owners, and will provided a corrected CCC label, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903405.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

Scope of coverage

10 model years across 5 models.

ModelYears on record
JAYCO Alante2019 2018
JAYCO Melbourne2019 2018
JAYCO Precept2019 2018
JAYCO Redhawk2019 2018
JAYCO Seneca2019 2018

Safety recall repairs are provided free of charge by franchised dealers, regardless of vehicle age or mileage. This page displays aggregated data for the model year. To check recall status for a specific vehicle, search its VIN at nhtsa.gov.