NHTSA campaign 08V209000

Jayco Recall 08V-209: BATTERY CABLE ELECTRICAL SHORT

NHTSA recall 08V209000 was reported by JAYCO, INC. on May 7, 2008, with 1,673 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Seneca for model years 2005–2008. Owners were notified on May 26, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign
08V209000 (also written 08V-209 or 08V209)
Filed by
JAYCO, INC.
Report received
Potentially affected
1,673 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component
Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery — Cables
Owners notified

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V209000. try.vin imports model years 1995 and later, so NHTSA's own list can be longer. Model years with a try.vin recall page link to it. Build dates are NHTSA's range for a model year (per NHTSA); a vehicle built in that range is not necessarily included.

Jayco

  • Jayco Seneca

    • 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 · Vehicles built May 25, 2005 – October 22, 2007 (per NHTSA)
All Jayco recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V209000.

Defect description

JAYCO IS RECALLING 1,673 MY 2005-2008 SENECA MOTOR HOMES. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR IF THE BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT TUCKED INTO THE COMPARTMENT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CABLES TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BATTERY SLIDE TRAY AND THE COMPARTMENT DOOR.

Safety consequence

IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT ADDRESSED, IT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE BATTERY CABLES TO THE REAR BATTERY AND REPOSITION A CLAMP TO PREVENT PINCHING. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 26, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAYCO AT 1-574-825-5861.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), OR GO TO HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV.

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 08V209000

Campaign details come from NHTSA's recall files, which try.vin imports once a day. The plain-language subject and the completion rate come from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Recalls Data dataset. How try.vin reads recall data.