1997 Jayco Designer: recalls and complaints
NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns for the 1997 Jayco Designer. The newest campaign is 06V320000. NHTSA received the report on 30 Aug 2006. The NHTSA record gives the component Vehicle Speed Control. NHTSA has 11 complaints on file for this model year. 1 NHTSA investigation names this model year.
The NHTSA recall file shows no do-not-drive advisory and no park-outside advisory on these campaigns.
This page cannot show if a recall applies to one vehicle. The NHTSA VIN lookup shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle.
Remedy of the newest campaign, 06V320000, in the NHTSA record
Ford is conducting this recall (please see 06v286) and will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332 or jayco at 1-800-283-8267.
Complaint information entered into NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation vehicle owner's complaint database is used with other data sources to identify safety issues that warrant investigation and to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists.
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Recall campaigns
5 campaigns, newest first. 27,156 units in total.
- 06V320000Vehicle Speed Control
- 01V251000Structure
- 98V122001Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- 97V113000Structure
- 97V062000Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
06V320000Received . 6,285 units.
Vehicle Speed Control
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
On certain motor homes built on ford chassis, the speed control deactivation switch may overheat.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
Overheating could result in smoke or burning, and in an underhood fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Ford is conducting this recall (please see 06v286) and will install a fused wiring harness into the speed control system free of charge. Owners may contact ford at 1-866-436-7332 or jayco at 1-800-283-8267.
Report filed by JAYCO, INC..
01V251000Received . 12,281 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: travel and fifth wheel trailers. The fasteners used on the underfloor can either come loose or pull through the underfloor causing portions or all of a section of underfloor to detach from the vehicle.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If this occurred, the section could fall to the pavement, potentially causing a crash for following vehicles.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will add or replace fasteners. Owner notification began september 28, 2001. Owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact jayco at 1-219-825-5861.
Report filed by JAYCO, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
98V122001Received . 7,660 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
The electrical components and the pc board can overheat, char and produce smoke, possibly resulting in a fire.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
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.
Report filed by JAYCO, INC..
97V113000Received . 485 units.
Structure
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
Vehicle description: fifth wheel and travel trailers. Rivets used to secure the step risers on these vehicles are the wrong size. The rivets are too short in length and under stress can allow the step treads to become unattached from the mounting bracket.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
If the step riser falls from the mounting bracket while a person is stepping on it, personal injury could occur.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will replace the step riser assembly.
Report filed by JAYCO, INC.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: .
97V062000Received . 445 units.
Electrical System / Wiring / Fuses and Circuit Breakers
- Defect, in the NHTSA record
An in-line fuse to the auxiliary battery was omitted.
- Consequence, in the NHTSA record
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.
- Remedy, in the NHTSA record
Dealers will install an in-line fuse to the auxiliary battery.
Report filed by JAYCO, INC..
The campaign number opens the NHTSA record. Each quotation is the text of the NHTSA recall file.
Recall campaign: One recall in the NHTSA recall file, with one campaign number. A campaign can name many makes, models and model years.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
Complaints by component
11 complaints, 14 component mentions.
A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. This model year has fewer than 50 component mentions, so the table shows the number of mentions only.
| Component | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Tires | 5 |
| Electrical System | 3 |
| Structure | 2 |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 1 |
| Equipment | 1 |
| Trailer Hitches | 1 |
- Complaints that report a crash
- 0
- Complaints that report a fire
- 0
- Injuries in the complaints
- 0
- Deaths in the complaints
- 0
- Date of the newest complaint
- 2 Aug 2010
These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.
Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.
Investigations
| Number | Type | Subject | Component | Opened | Closed | Campaign |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PE01019 | Preliminary evaluation | UNDERCARRIAGE PAN/COVER DETACHMENT | Structure | 18 Jun 2001 | 15 Aug 2001 | 01V251000 |
Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.
Other model years
The number under each year is the number of recall campaigns.
A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.
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Official channels
- NHTSA VIN lookupNHTSA shows the unrepaired recalls of one vehicle from its VIN or its license plate.
- NHTSA: report a safety problemThe NHTSA form for a complaint about a vehicle, a tire, a child seat or equipment.
- NHTSA page of the 1997 Jayco DesignerThe recalls, the complaints and the investigations that NHTSA shows for this model year.
Cite this page
Recall Register. 1997 Jayco Designer: recalls and complaints. https://recallregister.com/vehicle/jayco/designer/1997/. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation, recall, complaint and investigation files. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Recall file through
- 29 Sep 2026
- Complaint file through
- 15 May 2019
- First complaint in the file
- 1 Jan 1995
- Manufacturer in the recall file
- JAYCO, INC.
The NHTSA record is the authority. A complaint count is the number of different complaint numbers for the make, the model and the model year. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 1997 Jayco Designer?
- 27,156 units in 5 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.
- How many recall campaigns does the Jayco Designer have for all model years?
- NHTSA lists 23 recall campaigns for the Jayco Designer, model years 1991 to 2010. 5 of them name the 1997 model year.
- Which component do the complaints about the 1997 Jayco Designer name most often?
- Tires: 5 of 14 component mentions.
- Is an NHTSA investigation of the 1997 Jayco Designer open?
- No. The 1 investigation that names this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.