Jayco Alante, Melbourne, Precept, Redhawk and 1 more (2018-2019): Equipment
Recall 18V451000 · Jul 5, 2018 · Jayco, Inc.
49
vehicles affected
49
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 18V451000
- Date
- Jul 5, 2018
- Maker
- Jayco, Inc.
- Units affected
- 49
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Equipment > Other > Labels
- Model years
- 2018-2019
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
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."
What can happen
An overloaded vehicle has an increased risk of a crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
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.
Vehicles covered
5 models, 10 model years in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 18V451000?
5 models: Jayco Alante (2018-2019), Jayco Melbourne (2018-2019), Jayco Precept (2018-2019) and 2 more, about 49 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 18V451000?
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.
What can happen?
An overloaded vehicle has an increased risk of a crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.