2000 Jayco Eagle recalls and problems

The 2000 Jayco Eagle has 5 recalls and 8 owner complaints on file with NHTSA; the most reported problem area is tires.

How the 2000 compares

Highest

Fewest complaintsMost complaints

Highest complaint count among 10 Eagle model years — the most of any year.

5recalls

8complaints

0crashes

0fires

0injuries

23,000median miles

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, not verified and not adjusted for sales. Ranking compares this model's own years only.

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Recalls apply to specific vehicles. Only a VIN lookup on NHTSA's official site shows whether yours is affected and still unrepaired.

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5 recalls

Vehicle Speed Control

Aug 30, 2006 · NHTSA campaign 06V320000 · 6,285 vehicles

Problem: On certain motor homes built on Ford chassis, the speed control deactivation switch May overheat.

Original NHTSA wording

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES BUILT ON FORD CHASSIS, THE SPEED CONTROL DEACTIVATION SWITCH MAY OVERHEAT.

Risk: Overheating could result in smoke or burning, and in an underhood fire.

Original NHTSA wording

OVERHEATING COULD RESULT IN SMOKE OR BURNING, AND IN AN UNDERHOOD FIRE.

Remedy & notes

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.

Customers May also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to http://www.safercar.gov.

Seat Belts

Apr 10, 2001 · NHTSA campaign 01V128001 · 727 vehicles

Problem: Vehicle description: Certain motor homes equipped with safety belt assemblies produced by am-safe. On some seat belts, the buckle and connector May unlatch during a collision.

Original NHTSA wording

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLIES PRODUCED BY AM-SAFE. ON SOME SEAT BELTS, THE BUCKLE AND CONNECTOR MAY UNLATCH DURING A COLLISION.

Risk: Serious injury or death could occur if the vehicle occupant is not properly restrained.

Original NHTSA wording

SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH COULD OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE OCCUPANT IS NOT PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

Remedy & notes

Dealers will repair the seat belts. Owner notification began October 23, 2000. 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 or am-safe at 1-219-266-8330.

Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Service Brakes

Nov 20, 2000 · NHTSA campaign 00V382000 · 10,956 vehicles

Problem: Vehicle description: Folding campers. A flexible brake hose is not clamped in a position away from the tire, which can lead to chaffing of the hose causing a leak of hydraulic fluid.

Original NHTSA wording

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLDING CAMPERS. A FLEXIBLE BRAKE HOSE IS NOT CLAMPED IN A POSITION AWAY FROM THE TIRE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO CHAFFING OF THE HOSE CAUSING A LEAK OF HYDRAULIC FLUID.

Risk: This could result in a loss of trailer brakes, increasing the risk of a crash.

Original NHTSA wording

THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF TRAILER BRAKES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.

Remedy & notes

Dealers will add a clamp to the brake hose.

Owner notification began October 9, 2000.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 1-877-825-4782.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Unknown or other

Mar 22, 2000 · NHTSA campaign 00V089000 · 432 vehicles

Problem: Vehicle description: MINI motor homes. Certain pleated shades failed the requirements of FMVSS no. 302, "flammability of interior materials."

Original NHTSA wording

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI MOTOR HOMES. CERTAIN PLEATED SHADES FAILED THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 302, "FLAMMABILITY OF INTERIOR MATERIALS."

Risk: If a fire occurred in the motor home, the pleated shades would burn at an accelerated rate, increasing the risk of personal injury.

Original NHTSA wording

IF A FIRE OCCURRED IN THE MOTOR HOME, THE PLEATED SHADES WOULD BURN AT AN ACCELERATED RATE, INCREASING THE RISK OF PERSONAL INJURY.

Remedy & notes

Dealers will replace the pleated shades on these motor homes.

Owner notificationbegan March 13,2000. 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 1-877-825-4782. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Equipment

Feb 9, 2000 · NHTSA campaign 99V287002 · 14,870 vehicles

Problem: Vehicle description: Fold down trailers which use gas/electric absorption refrigerators supplied by norcold. The swivel nut which is an integral connection component of a pressure tap device has "stress corrosion cracking."

Original NHTSA wording

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: FOLD DOWN TRAILERS WHICH USE GAS/ELECTRIC ABSORPTION REFRIGERATORS SUPPLIED BY NORCOLD. THE SWIVEL NUT WHICH IS AN INTEGRAL CONNECTION COMPONENT OF A PRESSURE TAP DEVICE HAS "STRESS CORROSION CRACKING."

Risk: This cracking can lead to an open fracture in the brass nut, potentially allowing propane gas to leak.

Original NHTSA wording

THIS CRACKING CAN LEAD TO AN OPEN FRACTURE IN THE BRASS NUT, POTENTIALLY ALLOWING PROPANE GAS TO LEAK.

Remedy & notes

Dealers will remove the swivel nut/pressure tap component and replace with a remedy kit.

Jayco recall no. 9901029.owner notification began December 30, 1999. 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 1-877-825-4872 or norcold at 1-937-497-3080.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236).

Recall text as published by NHTSA and the manufacturer.

What owners complain about

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA; one complaint can name several areas. Not verified by NHTSA.

Complaints by year filed

2000 vs. other Jayco Eagle years

Owner complaints by model year; the darker bar is the 2000. Click a bar to switch year.

Questions

Does the 2000 Jayco Eagle have recalls?

Yes — NHTSA lists 5 recall campaigns covering the 2000 Jayco Eagle, the latest from Aug 30, 2006 (vehicle speed control). A recall applies to specific vehicles: enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether yours is affected and still open.

What are the most common problems with the 2000 Jayco Eagle?

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA most often mention tires (5), air bags (1), equipment (1). Complaints are consumer reports and are not verified by NHTSA.