The defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Jayco Alante, Precept, Greyhawk, Redhawk, Entegra Esteem, and Odyssey motorhomes equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
The risk
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and Dometic service centers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 3, 2021. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-617-776-0344. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903566.
NHTSA's own wording · initiated by MFR
Vehicles covered
| Model | Model years |
|---|---|
| Entegra Esteem | 2019, 2020 |
| Entegra Odyssey | 2019 |
| Entegra Redundant Odyssey | 2020 |
| Jayco Alante | 2019, 2020 |
| Jayco Greyhawk | 2019, 2020 |
| Jayco Precept | 2019, 2020 |
| Jayco Redhawk | 2019, 2020 |
Components: EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:OVEN/STOVE/COOKTOP
Model years in this recall
NHTSA complaints and the number of recall campaigns for each model year this recall covers.
| Model | Year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entegra Esteem | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Entegra Esteem | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Entegra Odyssey | 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| Entegra Redundant Odyssey | 2020 | 0 | 4 |
| Jayco Alante | 2019 | 1 | 4 |
| Jayco Alante | 2020 | 2 | 3 |
| Jayco Greyhawk | 2019 | 1 | 3 |
| Jayco Greyhawk | 2020 | 2 | 5 |
| Jayco Precept | 2019 | 4 | 6 |
| Jayco Precept | 2020 | 6 | 4 |
| Jayco Redhawk | 2019 | 1 | 5 |
| Jayco Redhawk | 2020 | 0 | 5 |
Other equipment recalls in 2021
166 of the 988 recall campaigns reported to NHTSA in 2021 concerned the equipment; Jayco, Inc. filed 204 campaigns in all.
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| 21V994000 20 Dec 2021 | Heartland Recreational Vehicles, LLC |
| 21V992000 18 Dec 2021 | KZRV, L.P. |
| 21V988000 17 Dec 2021 | Forest River, Inc. |
| 21V975000 15 Dec 2021 | Bentley Motors, Inc. |
| 21V970000 14 Dec 2021 | TOURIG |
| 21V948000 8 Dec 2021 | Carson Trailer, Inc. |
| 21V945000 8 Dec 2021 | Daimler Trucks North America, LLC |
NHTSA recalls (public domain) · all recalls of 2021