The defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLDING CAMPERS. A FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE IS NOT CLAMPED IN A POSITION AWAY FROM THE TIRE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO CHAFFING OF THE HOSE CAUSING A LEAK OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.
The risk
THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF TRAILER BRAKES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
The remedy
DEALERS WILL ADD A CLAMP TO THE BRAKE HOSE.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jayco Eagle | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
| Jayco Heritage | 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
Components: SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayco Eagle | 1998 | 7 | 6 |
| Jayco Eagle | 1999 | 5 | 3 |
| Jayco Eagle | 2000 | 8 | 5 |
| Jayco Eagle | 2001 | 2 | 3 |
| Jayco Heritage | 1998 | 1 | 3 |
| Jayco Heritage | 1999 | 0 | 2 |
| Jayco Heritage | 2000 | 0 | 2 |
| Jayco Heritage | 2001 | 0 | 1 |
Other service brakes, hydraulic recalls in 2000
41 of the 541 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2000 concerned the service brakes, hydraulic; JAYCO, INC. filed 109 campaigns in all.
| 00V357001 20 Dec 2000 | ATHEY PRODUCTS CORP. |
| 00V249004 27 Nov 2000 | RHODES TRAILERS |
| 00V369000 13 Nov 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V345000 30 Oct 2000 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. |
| 00V226002 21 Oct 2000 | MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN |
| 00V294000 4 Oct 2000 | FREIGHTLINER CORPORATION |
| 00V249002 6 Sept 2000 | TRAILSTAR MFR CORP |
| 00V249003 6 Sept 2000 | SUMMIT TRAILER SALES, INC. |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2000