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Jayco Designer Electrical problems by year

6 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Jayco Designer's electrical system. Dead batteries, warning lights, wiring, alternators, infotainment and electronic module failures.

Electrical complaints by model year

YearElectrical complaintsCrashesInjuriesRecalls
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Electrical recalls

Latest Designer electrical complaints

2008 Jayco DesignerElectrical systemFire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jayco designer. The contact stated while the vehicle was stationary, the contact started to smell the burning of plastic. The contact opened the bottom storage capsule and noticed that the electrical transfer switch was melted. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer or an independent mechanic to have it diagnosed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The contact was relating the issue to nhtsa campaign number: 12v347000 (electrical system). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and informed the contact that their vehicle was not listed under any recall. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 11415843
1995 Jayco DesignerElectrical systemFire

My name [[redacted]] I am a fire fighter with mendon fire department we had a fire on 09/12/2015 do to refrigerator norcold according to the firemarshal's investigation. We just bought the trailer 08/27/2015 and on the night of 09/12/2015 about 1 am I woke up and looked out thewindow noticing a glowing it was our jayco designer camp trailer on fire. The fire burn my 2015 car hauler a 2010 toyota prius and both decks on the homw also severely damaging our home. There have been several in utah that have burned. We are lucky to have gotten out of our home alive. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.S.C. 552(B)(6). *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 10777813
2009 Jayco DesignerElectrical systemFire

Never notified of recall-- (electrical fire) of transfer switch --(iota---its-50r). *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 10534897
2008 Jayco DesignerElectrical systemFire

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 jayco designer. The contact stated that the iota transfer switch burned. The contact was able to disconnect the switch before it burned down, but the contact did loose all power in the trailer. The contact spoke to the manufacturer regarding nhtsa recall campaign id number:12v347000(electrical system), but was told that the vehicle was not included. The failure and the current mileages were 300. *Tr

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 10522811
1997 Jayco DesignerElectrical system

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

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 10154808
1997 Jayco DesignerElectrical system

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

Filed Incident Electrical systemNHTSA 10132663

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