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Jayco electrical short can occur if the battery cables were not tucked into the compartment in a manner that does not allow the cables to be pinched between the battery slide tray and the compartment door.

NHTSA campaign 08V-209 · Reported July 5, 2008 · thousands of vehicles affected

AFFECTED MODELS
Jayco
VEHICLES AFFECTED
thousands of
REMEDY
DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE BATTERY CABLES TO THE REAR BATTERY AND REPOSITION A CLAMP TO PREVENT PINCHING.
COST
Free

The short version

JAYCO, INC. reported a problem with the 12v/24v/48v battery cables. Here is what owners need to know.

WHAT

JAYCO IS RECALLING 1,673 MY 2005-2008 SENECA MOTOR HOMES. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR IF THE BATTERY CABLES WERE NOT TUCKED INTO THE COMPARTMENT IN A MANNER THAT DOES NOT ALLOW THE CABLES TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE BATTERY SLIDE TRAY AND THE COMPARTMENT DOOR.

WHY IT MATTERS

IF THIS CONDITION IS NOT ADDRESSED, IT MAY RESULT IN A FIRE, INJURY OR DEATH.

WHAT TO DO

DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE BATTERY CABLES TO THE REAR BATTERY AND REPOSITION A CLAMP TO PREVENT PINCHING, free of charge.

Affected vehicles

These model years are included in NHTSA campaign 08V-209.

YEAR RANGEMODEL
—See NHTSA record 08V-209

What changed

Newest first. The record shows both when the recall began and what has changed since.

  1. Recall reported to NHTSA. LATEST

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