NHTSA campaign 11V494000

Jayco Recall 11V-494: IMPROPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS

NHTSA recall 11V494000 was reported by JAYCO, INC. on October 11, 2011, with 502 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Greyhawk Class C for model years 2010–2011. Owners were notified on January 12, 2012, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 11V494000 (also written 11V-494 or 11V494)
Filed by: JAYCO, INC.
Report received: October 11, 2011
Potentially affected: 502 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Electrical System
Owners notified: January 12, 2012

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V494000. 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 Greyhawk Class C
- 2010, 2011 · Vehicles built May 28, 2009 – September 22, 2010 (per NHTSA)

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NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V494000.

Defect description

JAYCO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010- 2011 GREYHAWK CLASS C MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 28, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 FOR AN IMPROPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT THE BUSS BAR ON THE AFFECTED TRANSFER SWITCHES.

Safety consequence

THIS COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING AND MELTING OF THE TRANSFER SWITCH, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAYCO AT 1-800-283-8267.

Notes

OWNERS 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 <A HREF=HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV>HTTP://WWW.SAFERCAR.GOV</A> .

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 11V494000

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.