- The problem
- Vehicle description: mini-motor homes, travel trailers, and fifth wheels equipped with a printed circuit (pc) board housed in the electrical control box assembly equipped with the vehicle's air conditioning unit. An electrical relay on the pc board will fail to activate. When the relay fails to activate, other electrical components, and the pc board itself, are required to carry excess electrical current.
- The risk
- The electrical components and the pc board can overheat, char and produce smoke, possibly resulting in a fire.
- The fix
- Rv products is conducting the owner notification and remedy campaign for this recall. Owners will receive a replacement electrical control box and installation instructions. If an owner so desires, they can have their dealer install this control box.
Electrical system
1997 Jayco Designer Electrical problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 1997 Jayco Designer's electrical system with NHTSA - 18% of all its complaints, most recently on April 7, 2006. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 2
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Electrical recalls for the 1997 Jayco Designer
- The problem
- An in-line fuse to the auxiliary battery was omitted.
- The risk
- If a short occurred in the power line from the battery without the presence of over-current protection, the 12 volt line can overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
- The fix
- Dealers will install an in-line fuse to the auxiliary battery.
Electrical complaints
Dt*: the contact stated there is a recall, nhtsa campaign number 98v122001 regarding the fuses and circuit breakers. The vehicle is not having the problems associated with this recall. The manufacturer was alerted however, they were unable to determine if the vehicle was included in the recall. Updated 5/3/2006 - the problem has been resolved. *Nm
Returned to motorhome from dinner with a/c on and found a coach full of smoke. Disconnected all power, traveled 2 days without air in over 100' temps. Brought coach in for repair and found online with goodsams club, 2 recalls for this unit. Nhtsa-- 98v122001. Our vin # is [[redacted]]. Notified jayco (29ft. Jayco, class c designer series motorhome) and they said our unit did not fall into that recall. The description of the recall is exactly what happened. The whole coach could have caught on fire. Also, there is another recall--nhtsa camp. Id-97v062000. Please check into this one also. *Jb updated 07/19/2012 *js
Jayco Designer electrical complaints by year
Designer electrical problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data