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2016 Jayco Precept Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 15, 2020
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 28, 2016

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Our database holds 5 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2016 Jayco Precept. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

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Filed Aug 15, 2020

DURING HEAVY RAINS THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE CONTROLS ACTIVATE BUT THE CONTROLLER / MOTOR DOESN'T MOVE THE WIPER BLADES.

NHTSA ID
11349367
Incident
Aug 10, 2020
Mileage
14,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Oct 16, 2017

HEARD LOUD BANGING NOISE AND A STEEL PLATE BEHIND DUAL PASSENGER SIDE REAR TIRE CAME OFF. *BF UPDATED 10/17/2017*JS

NHTSA ID
11034828
Incident
Sep 1, 2017
Body & structure
Filed Sep 14, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JAYCO PRECEPT. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A METAL PIECE DETACHED FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE RV WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/06/17*LJ *BF CONSUMER STATED STILL NOT REPAIRED. VIN IS NOT VALID UPDATED 7/17/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ID
11023419
Incident
Sep 1, 2017
Mileage
2,445 mi
SteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 14, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JAYCO PRECEPT 34 WITH A 2015 FORD F53 CHASSIS. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY STEERED LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE, BUT THE VEHICLE STILL VEERED LEFT AND RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE JAYCO MANUFACTURER AT (574) 825-5861 AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A FORD ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HEMBORG FORD (1900 HAMNER AVE, NORCO, CA 92860 (951) 737-6151), BUT A FAILURE COULD NOT BE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO REDLANDS TRUCK AND RV PERFORMANCE CENTER (510 AMIGOS DR, REDLANDS, CA 92373 (909) 792-0314) WHERE AN ALIGNMENT WAS COMPLETED AND A SAFE-T PLUS STEERING CONTROL UNIT WAS INSTALLED ALONG WITH A REAR TRAC BAR TO STOP THE VEERING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. THE CONTACT WAS REIMBURSED FOR THE ALIGNMENT BY THE JAYCO MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE PERSISTED, BUT WAS NOT AS BAD. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE ISSUE RECURRED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE RECENT FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000.

NHTSA ID
11015230
Incident
May 5, 2016
Mileage
3,000 mi
ElectricalSteering
Filed Sep 28, 2016

SINCE JUNE, 2016, MY BRAND NEW JAYCO PRECEPT 31UL MOTORHOME HAS BEEN AT THE MANTECA RV DEALERSHIP WHILE MULTIPLE ISSUES ARE BEING ADDRESSED. WHEN DRIVING IT, THE RV CONSTANTLY WANDERED ON THE ROAD LANE, REQUIRING CONSTANT CORRECTION TO KEEP IT TRACKING IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH STEERING WAS REFERRED TO AN ALIGNMENT SHOP IN MANTECA. THE RECOMMENDED FIX WAS REPAIR OF THE CAMBERS. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE STEERING WHEEL NOW OUT OF PLACE. THIS STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM WAS DISCUSSED FORD, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE CHASSIS, AS JAYCO FELT FORD SHOULD "FIX" IT. FORD SAID IT WAS FINE WHEN SOLD TO JAYCO. IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO "FIX" IT. JAYCO IS NOW SAYING IT'S NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY EITHER. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IN NORMAL STEERING POSITION UNTIL THE ALIGNMENT SHOP DID THE CAMBER REPAIR. IT IS JAYCO'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REPAIR THIS. THE STEERING PROBLEM IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH MY RV. IT IS ALSO AN ISSUE FOR OTHER OWNERS OF THE 2016 JAYCO PRECEPT 31UL. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECT IN THE MANUFACTURING. I QUESTION WHETHER THIS CONSTRUCTION WILL EVER BE COMPLETELY ABLE TO WORK AS EXPECTED. WHEN WE HAD THE USE OF THE MOTORHOME FOR FOUR DAYS IN AUGUST (WHILE WE WERE STILL WAITING FOR THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS TO BE CORRECTED), WE DROVE TO SOUTHERN OREGON. AT ONE POINT IN THE TRIP, WE HEARD SEVERAL VERY LOUD BANGING NOISES - LIKE BOLTS POPPING - UNDERNEATH THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE MOTOR LOCATION. I DON'T TRUST THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS MOTORHOME. IT IS VERY APPARENT THAT QUALITY CONTROL WAS COMPLETELY MISSING WHEN THIS RV WAS MANUFACTURED. WE HAVE USED IT FOR FIVE DAYS TOTAL. THE REST OF THE TIME, IT HAS BEEN AT MANTECA RV. NOW JAYCO IS REFUSING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE RV SINCE THE CAMBER "FIX" THAT HAS NOW CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL SITUATION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10910206
Incident
Jun 1, 2016
Mileage
2,300 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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