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2003 Jayco Designer Legacy Recalls

Recalls on record Updated July 2026

The 2003 Jayco Designer Legacy has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 6,442 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 1 complaint with NHTSA, most often about the unknown or other. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Recall campaigns

EQUIPMENT 03V383000 2003-10-09 6,442 affected
Defect

ON CERTAIN MOTOR HOMES EQUIPPED WITH SAMSUNG MICROWAVE OVENS, THESE UNITS WERE PRODUCED WITH A DEFECTIVE PANEL. AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR BETWEEN CIRCUIT PATTERNS ON THE MEMBRANE PANEL, ESPECIALLY OVERLAPPED BY A "JUMPER" OR JUMP WIRE. THIS MAY CAUSE THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS.

Consequence

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE OVEN TO ACTIVATE WITHOUT PRESSING ANY KEY PADS. THIS COULD RESULT IN EXCESSIVE HEAT, SMOKE, OR POSSIBLY A FIRE.

Remedy

SAMSUNG WILL NOTIFY CUSTOMERS AND REPAIR THE PANEL FREE OF CHARGE. IN THE MEANTIME, CONSUMERS SHOULD UNPLUG THEIR MICROWAVE, IF POSSIBLE. IF THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO UNPLUG THE MICROWAVE, THEY SHOULD LEAVE THE DOOR AJAR UNTIL THE PANEL IS REPLACED. CONSUMERS SHOULD NEVER USE THE MICROWAVE OVEN FOR STORAGE OR…

Complaints by component

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
1fires
Total complaints1

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“Fire started in cooling unit access panel for norcold 1200lrim refrigerator. Vehicle was parked and plugged in to a 50 amp service. *dt*jb *dt*jb”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2019-03-11

Defect investigations

Investigation EA04019 Opened 2004-07-02 · closed 2005-05-19

WHEEL SEPARATIONS

JAYCO IS CONDUCTING CAMPAIGN 04V-364 TO ADDRESS 742 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIX LUG ALUMINUM WHEELS.ODI IS INITIATING A RECALL QUERY TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EIGHT LUG ALUMINUM WHEELS SINCE THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A SMALL BUT PERSISTENT RATE OF WHEEL SEPARATIONS.

Investigation EA04019 Opened 2004-07-02 · closed 2005-05-19

WHEEL SEPARATIONS

JAYCO IS CONDUCTING CAMPAIGN 04V-364 TO ADDRESS 742 VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH SIX LUG ALUMINUM WHEELS.ODI IS INITIATING A RECALL QUERY TO FURTHER INVESTIGATE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH EIGHT LUG ALUMINUM WHEELS SINCE THESE VEHICLES EXHIBIT A SMALL BUT PERSISTENT RATE OF WHEEL SEPARATIONS.

Investigation PE04016 Opened 2004-02-18 · closed 2004-07-02

WHEEL SEPARATION

IN RESPONSE TO ODI'S JUNE 1, 2004 PE INQUIRY,JAYCO ADVISED ODI OF 58 WHEEL SEPARATION INCIDENTS THAT HAVE OCCURRED IN JAYCO PRODUCTS.THREE (3) ARE MODEL YEAR 2002-2003 TRAVEL TRAILERSAND FIFTY-FIVE (55) ARE MODEL YEAR 2001-2004 FIFTH WHEEL TOWABLE RVS EQUIPPED WITH ALUMINUM WHEELS.JAYCO HAS ALSO ADVISED ODI THAT AN…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2003 Jayco Designer Legacy as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.