NHTSA campaign 08V300000

Jayco Recall 08V-300: METAL TERMINAL RUBBER CRIMP CAP

NHTSA recall 08V300000 was reported by JAYCO, INC. on July 3, 2008, with 156 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Designer for the 2008 model year. Owners were notified on July 14, 2008, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 08V300000 (also written 08V-300 or 08V300)
Filed by: JAYCO, INC.
Report received: July 3, 2008
Potentially affected: 156 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System — 12V/24V/48V Battery
Owners notified: July 14, 2008

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 08V300000. 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
- 2008

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 08V300000.

Defect description

JAYCO IS RECALLING 156 MY 2009 RECON, EAGLE, AND DESIGNER FIFTH WHEEL TRAVEL TRAILERS. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR IF THE METAL TERMINAL RUBBER CRIMP CAP WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY.

Safety consequence

IF THE CAP WAS TO FALL OFF THE BATTERY CHARGE LINE, AN ELECTRICAL SHORT MAY OCCUR WHICH COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, CRASH, INJURY, OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

OWNERS WILL BE REQUESTED TO INSPECT THE RUBBER CAPS AND REINSTALL THE CAPS IF INSTALLED INCORRECTLY. IF AN OWNER SO DESIRES, A DEALER CAN PERFORM THIS INSPECTION FOR THEM FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 14, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAYCO AT 1-800-283-8267.

Notes

CUSTOMERS MAY 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 08V300000

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.