NHTSA campaign 99V287002 · Jayco campaign 9901029

Jayco Recall 99V287002: JAYCO/NORCOLD/REFRIGERATOR

NHTSA recall 99V287002 (Jayco campaign 9901029) was reported by JAYCO, INC. on February 9, 2000, with 14,870 vehicles potentially affected (per NHTSA). NHTSA's record lists the Jayco Eagle, Jayco Heritage and Jayco Jay for model years 1997–2000. Owners were notified on December 30, 1999, per NHTSA.

Updated daily from NHTSA's recall files

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Key facts

NHTSA campaign: 99V287002
Filed by: JAYCO, INC.
Jayco campaign number: 9901029
Report received: February 9, 2000
Potentially affected: 14,870 vehicles (per NHTSA)
Component: Equipment — Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Owners notified: December 30, 1999

Vehicles listed for this recall

NHTSA's recall record lists these vehicles for recall 99V287002. 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
- 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1996 – December 21, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Jayco Heritage
- 1998, 1999, 2000 · Vehicles built July 1, 1996 – December 21, 1999 (per NHTSA)
Jayco Jay
- 1997 · Vehicles built July 1, 1996 – June 30, 1997 (per NHTSA)

All Jayco recalls

NHTSA's recall notice

As NHTSA's recall record states it for campaign 99V287002.

Defect description

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLD DOWN TRAILERS WHICH USE GAS/ELECTRIC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS SUPPLIED BY NORCOLD. THE SWIVEL NUT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION COMPONENT OF A PRESSURE TAP DEVICE HAS "STRESS CORROSION CRACKING."

Safety consequence

THIS CRACKING CAN LEAD TO AN OPEN FRACTURE IN THE BRASS NUT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK.

Manufacturer remedy

DEALERS WILL REMOVE THE SWIVEL NUT/PRESSURE TAP COMPONENT AND REPLACE WITH A REMEDY KIT.

Notes

JAYCO RECALL NO. 9901029.OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN DECEMBER 30, 1999. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT JAYCO AT 1-877-825-4872 OR NORCOLD AT 1-937-497-3080.ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Sources

Official NHTSA notice for recall 99V287002

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.