Jayco Alante, Jayco Precept, model years 2018 to 2019. Filed by Jayco, Inc. and reported to NHTSA on 4 May 2018. 998 vehicles potentially affected.
What the notice says Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2018 Jayco Alante and 2018-2019 Jayco Precept vehicles. The windshield wiper system motor on these vehicles may fail when being operated in heavy snow or ice situations, thereby reducing driver visibility. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal …
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Jayco's own number for this recall: 9903378. That is the number on the owner letter and on the dealer paperwork. 18V297 is the number NHTSA gave the same campaign, and the number this page is filed under. They are one recall, written two ways.
What owners ask about this recall
- Which vehicles does recall 18V297 cover?
- Jayco Alante, Jayco Precept, model years 2018-2019.
- What is wrong with them?
- Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2018 Jayco Alante and 2018-2019 Jayco Precept vehicles. The windshield wiper system motor on these vehicles may fail when being operated in heavy snow or ice situations, thereby reducing driver visibility.
- What can happen if it is not put right?
- Failure of the windshield wiper system can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Is there a fix yet?
- Yes, and it is free. Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper module with a new relay pack, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903378.
- What should I do now?
- Check your own vehicle by its VIN with NHTSA, which is the record to act on. Jayco calls this recall 9903378, which is the number on the owner letter and the dealer paperwork.
Answered from the register this site holds. NHTSA is the record to act on.
What the authority says can happen if this is not fixed: “Failure of the windshield wiper system can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.”
affected
in the notice
caught
| Campaign | 18V297 |
|---|---|
| Filed by | Jayco, Inc. |
| System at fault | Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor |
| Reported to NHTSA | 4 May 2018 |
| Model years | 2018-2019 |
| Vehicles named | JAYCO ALANTE, JAYCO PRECEPT |
What the notice says today
The consequence
Failure of the windshield wiper system can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the wiper module with a new relay pack, free of charge. The recall began on June 29, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903378.
What it said before
This campaign is in the register but not yet in the dated wording archive, so we cannot yet say whether its text has moved. It enters the archive on the next pass.
This is one of 463 notices in the record whose component field names visibility. Across that group the median wait before owners were written to was 34 days.
Last checked . No change has been recorded in the wording.
The models named here, across their whole recall history
How to cite this record
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CarsMultiverse, recall 18V297, wording as read on 16 September 2026. https://carsmultiverse.com/recall/18v297/
The cross-border matches used on this site are deposited as a citable dataset: doi:10.5281/zenodo.22087136. The recall wording itself is published by the national authority named above and is theirs, not ours.
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The fingerprint of this notice
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