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2010 Jayco Recon 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 May 12, 2023
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 Aug 5, 2014

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2010 Jayco Recon. 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.

Complaints, most recent first

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Electrical
Filed May 12, 2023
Fire reported

The contact owns a 2010 Jayco Recon. The contact stated that after turning on the air conditioner, there was a smoke odor detected. The contact initially thought the smoke odor was from the air conditioner not being used for a long period. Smoke then filled the bathroom. The contact inspected the transfer switch on the bedroom wall and noticed that the transfer switch was charred. The RV was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V347000 (Electrical System) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 1,500.

NHTSA ID
11521697
Incident
May 11, 2023
Mileage
1,500 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Aug 5, 2014

ON TRIP PULLING MY JAYCO CAMPER SOUTH ON TEXAS 59. SOUTH OF WHARTON, TEXAS. WE WERE TRAVELING 60 MILES PER HOUR HEADED SOUTH. I EXPERIENCED A BLOW OUT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY RV (RECREATIONAL VEHICLE). THIS BLOW OUT CAUSED SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AREA OF MY RV. THIS WAS A HI-RUN TRAILER TIRE. I REPLACED THAT TIRE WITH MY SPARE. I CONTINUED SOUTH ON 59 FOR ABOUT ANOTHER HOUR WHEN I HAD ANOTHER BLOW OUT. AGAIN THIS WAS A HI-RUN TRAILER TIRE. THESE TWO TIRES WERE REPLACE NEW IN JUNE 2013. THEY WERE NEW AND JUST A LITTLE OVER A YEAR OLD WITH LESS THAT 500 MILES ON THEM THEY BLEW OUT WITH BOTH CAUSING SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE RV WALLS AND FENDER WELLS. THESE TIRE WERE MARKED MANUFACTURED IN CHINA. SOME OF THE NUMBERS ON THE TIRES ARE: DOT.OJ 21 XPI :ST235/80 R 16 :AD 1599 KG 3525 (LBS) POLYESTER : 10 PIR KPO 80PSI :PB002 387 JK4207 BCT JK42 :LOAD RANGE E :FOR TRAILER AND SERVICE ONLY :HI - RUN :MADE IN CHINA *TR

NHTSA ID
10619028
Incident
Jul 23, 2014
Mileage
500 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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