NHTSA Campaign 11V494000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NHTSA campaign 11V494000 covers 2 year-make-model versions listed here and concerns the electrical system. The repair is free.
JAYCO, INC filed the report for 11V494000 with NHTSA on October 11, 2011; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 11V494000, NHTSA lists up to 502 potentially affected vehicles, built between May 28, 2009 and September 22, 2010.
The 11V494000 report reached NHTSA 13 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 11V494000 were scheduled from January 12, 2012, 93 days after the report.
11V494000 covers 1 model from Jayco, model years 2010–2011.
Owners of the model years 11V494000 covers have filed at least 3 complaints naming the electrical system, about this defect or others in the same group.
Among the 11V494000 vehicles, the 2011 Jayco Greyhawk Class C has the most (2).
By potentially affected vehicles, 11V494000 ranks 4 of 14 JAYCO, INC recalls on this site.
Besides 11V494000, JAYCO, INC has 2 other recalls on the electrical system on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- JAYCO IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010- 2011 GREYHAWK CLASS C MOTOR HOMES MANUFACTURED FROM MAY 28, 2009, THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 FOR AN IMPROPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AT THE BUSS BAR ON THE AFFECTED TRANSFER SWITCHES.
- The risk
- THIS COULD LEAD TO OVERHEATING AND MELTING OF THE TRANSFER SWITCH, INCREASING THE RISK OF A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE TRANSFER SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN DURING NOVEMBER 2011. OWNERS MAY CONTACT JAYCO AT 1-800-283-8267.
Reported October 11, 2011
Vehicles covered by 11V494000 (2)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 11V494000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: October 11, 2011. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted