The defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Jayco Alante, Precept, Seneca, Redhawk, and Melbourne motorhomes. The Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) label incorrectly overstates the cargo capacity, potentially causing the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 120, "Wheels and Rims - Other than Passenger Cars."
The risk
An overloaded vehicle has an increased risk of a crash.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and will provided a corrected CCC label, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903405.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Jayco Alante | 2018, 2019 |
| Jayco Melbourne | 2018, 2019 |
| Jayco Precept | 2018, 2019 |
| Jayco Redhawk | 2018, 2019 |
| Jayco Seneca | 2018, 2019 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
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 Alante | 2018 | 2 | 4 |
| Jayco Alante | 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| Jayco Melbourne | 2018 | 0 | 1 |
| Jayco Melbourne | 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| Jayco Precept | 2018 | 4 | 4 |
| Jayco Precept | 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| Jayco Redhawk | 2018 | 1 | 3 |
| Jayco Redhawk | 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| Jayco Seneca | 2018 | 0 | 3 |
| Jayco Seneca | 2019 | 3 | 3 |
Other equipment recalls in 2018
142 of the 912 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2018 concerned the equipment; Jayco, Inc. filed 204 campaigns in all.
| 18V936000 28 Dec 2018 | Arcimoto Inc |
| 18V923000 20 Dec 2018 | Great Dane Trailers |
| 18V900000 19 Dec 2018 | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing |
| 18V918000 19 Dec 2018 | BMW of North America, LLC |
| 18V896000 17 Dec 2018 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 18V882000 12 Dec 2018 | Van Hool N.V. |
| 18V871000 7 Dec 2018 | Keystone RV Company |
| 18V855000 30 Nov 2018 | Winnebago Industries, Inc |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2018