Vehicle recall 00V061000 · March 1, 2000
1998-2000 Jayco Camper III
Vehicle description: class b camper vans.
Source: NHTSA data as of September 22, 2026. Last refreshed Sep 23, 2026, 2:43 AM UTC.
- Summary
- Vehicle description: class b camper vans. When the refrigerator cabinet was secured during manufacture, the bolts may have extended into and punctured the gasoline fuel tank, resulting in leakage of gasoline.
- Consequence
- Gasoline leakage in the presence of an ignition source could result in a fire.
- Remedy
- Dealers will seal the perforated gas tank and re-secure the refrigerator cabinet away from the gas tank and into the frame.
- Notes
- Owner notification began April 14, 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. Also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).
Recall details
- NHTSA campaign
- 00V061000
- Reported to NHTSA
- March 1, 2000
- Filed by
- JAYCO, INC.
- Manufacturer campaign
- FC RCC111
- Owner notification
- April 14, 2000
- Vehicles potentially affected
- 38
- Initiated by
- the manufacturer
- Components
- Equipment › Recreational vehicle/trailer
Vehicles covered
As listed by NHTSA. A recall usually covers only some vehicles of each model and year, often a production date range.
- Jayco Camper III (1998-2000): 2000, 1999, 1998
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