NHTSA campaign 12V347000
Jayco Recall 12V-347: Transfer Switch
NHTSA recall 12V347000 was reported by JAYCO, INC. on July 23, 2012, with 908 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Designer, Jayco Eagle, Jayco Seneca and more for model years 2007–2011. Owners were notified on August 31, 2012, per NHTSA.
Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files
Is my vehicle included?
This page lists, by model year, the vehicles NHTSA's recall record names for campaign 12V347000 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
- 12V347000 (also written 12V-347 or 12V347)
- Filed by
- JAYCO, INC.
- Report received
- Potentially affected
- 908 vehicles (per NHTSA)
- Component
- Electrical System
- Owners notified
Vehicles listed for this recall
NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 12V347000. 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
Jayco Eagle
Jayco Greyhawk
- 2007 · Vehicles built June 15, 2006 – August 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Jayco Recon
- 2010 · Vehicles built June 15, 2006 – August 13, 2010 (per NHTSA)
Jayco Seneca
NHTSA's recall notice
As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 12V347000.
Defect description
Jayco is recalling certain model year 2007 Greyhawk Class C motorhomes; model year 2008 and 2010 Seneca Class C motorhomes; model year 2009 and 2011 Eagle Fifth-wheel; 2010 Recon fifth-wheel; and model year 2008-2010 Designer fifth wheel vehicles manufactured from June 15, 2006, through August 13, 2010 for an improper electrical connection at the buss bar on the Iota-brand transfer switches installed in the vehicles.
Safety consequence
An improper electrical connection at the buss bar could lead to overheating and melting of the transfer switch, increasing the risk of a fire, injury or death.
Manufacturer remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the transfer switch, free of charge. The safety recall began on August 31, 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 http://www.safercar.gov.
Sources
Official NHTSA notice for recall 12V347000
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.