NHTSA campaign 11V554000
Jayco Recall 11V-554: IMPROPERLY BUILT CONVERTER
NHTSA recall 11V554000 was reported by JAYCO, INC. on November 11, 2011, with 80 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Eagle Super Lite and Jayco Jay Flight for the 2012 model year. Owners were notified on February 17, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
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Key facts
- NHTSA campaign
- 11V554000 (also written 11V-554 or 11V554)
- Filed by
- JAYCO, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 80 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Equipment — Electrical
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 11V554000. 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 Eagle Super Lite
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 6, 2011 – October 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
Jayco Jay Flight
- 2012 · Vehicles built October 6, 2011 – October 17, 2011 (per NHTSA)
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 11V554000.
Defect description
JAYCO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 JAY FLIGHT AND EAGLE SUPER LITE ½ TON TRAVEL TRAILERS MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 6, 2011, THROUGH OCTOBER 17, 2011. THE POWER CONVERTERS MAY HAVE BEEN BUILT WITH AN UNDERSIZED INPUT COIL, WHICH MAY CAUSE OVERHEATING, SMOKING, AND MELTING OF THE CONVERTER.
Safety consequence
THIS COULD RESULT IN A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.
Manufacturer remedy
JAYCO WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND JAYCO DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE TRAVEL TRAILERS AS NECESSARY FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 17, 2012. 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 11V554000
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.