NHTSA campaign 08V243000

Jayco Recall 08V-243: REFRIGERATOR/FIRE/NORCOLD

NHTSA recall 08V243000 was reported by JAYCO, INC. on June 3, 2008, with 74 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Designer for model years 1999–2001. Owners were notified on June 23, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 08V243000 in the model years try.vin imports (1995 and later); NHTSA's own record can list more. A model year on the list doesn't mean every vehicle of that year is included, and some may already have been repaired.

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V243000 (also written 08V-243 or 08V243)
Filed by: JAYCO, INC.
Report received: June 3, 2008
Potentially affected: 74 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified: June 23, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V243000. 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 Designer
- 1999, 2000, 2001 · Vehicles built April 1, 1999 – April 11, 2001 (per NHTSA)

All Jayco recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V243000.

Defect description

JAYCO IS RECALLING 74 MY 1999-2001 DESIGNER FIFTH WHEEL MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH NORCOLD REFRIGERATORS. A FATIGUE FAILURE IN THE SECTION OF THE COOLING UNIT WHICH CONTAINS THE REFRIGERANT COULD ALLOW THE LIQUID SOLUTION TO SLOWLY LEAK.

Safety consequence

EXTENDED OPERATION OF A LEAKING COOLING UNIT COULD LEAD TO A FIRE FROM GAS WHICH MIGHT ESCAPE.

Manufacturer remedy

JAYCO IS WORKING WITH NORCOLD TO REPAIR THESE REFRIGERATORS. NORCOLD WILL PROVIDE THERMAL SWITCH KITS TO OWNERS ALONG WITH THE NECESSARY FORMS AND INSTRUCTIONS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JUNE 23, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT NORCOLD AT 1-800-767-9101 OR 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 08V243000

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.