The 2019 Jayco Precept has 6 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting an estimated 7,858 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 5 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the visibility/wiper. Last updated July 6, 2026.
Recall campaigns
EQUIPMENT21V2040002021-03-242,144 affected
Defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Jayco Alante, Precept, Greyhawk, Redhawk, Entegra Esteem, and Odyssey motorhomes equipped with Dometic 3 burner cooking stoves. The saddle valve securing bolt may be overtightened, possibly damaging the o-ring seal and causing a continuous gas leak.
Consequence
A gas leak can increase the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and Dometic service centers will install a remedy kit of gaskets, washers, thread locker bolts, and two round orange labels, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 3, 2021. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-617-776-0344. Jayco's number for this recall is…
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Precept, 2016-2019 Alante and 2019 Precept Prestige motorhomes built on a Ford F53 chassis. The blower motor electrical circuit may be missing the 25amp fuse, possibly resulting in overheating of the wiring.
Consequence
If the wiring in the circuit overheats, it can increase the risk of fire.
Remedy
Jayco has notified owners, and dealers will install a 25amp fuse, free of charge. The recall began April 16, 2019. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903432.
WHEELS18V6890002018-10-0224 affected
Defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2019 Jayco Precept and Precept Prestige motorhomes built on a Ford chassis and equipped with 22.5 inch front wheels. The front wheel hub assembly may have wheel studs that were not properly heat treated.
Consequence
If a sufficient quantity of wheel studs break on one hub, vehicle handling could be affected, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Ford will notify owners, and Ford dealers will inspect the front wheel hub assemblies and studs, and replace the studs as necessary, free of charge. The recall began September 28, 2018. Owners may contact Ford customers service at 1-866-436-7332 or Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137.
VISIBILITY18V4450002018-07-05124 affected
Defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2019 Jayco Alante and Precept motorhomes. When traveling at highway speeds, the windshield wiper arms may lift away from the windshield when the wiper speed setting is on high, decreasing the wiper's ability to clear the windshield. As such, these vehicles fail to comply…
Consequence
The driver's reduced visibility can increase the risk of a crash.
Remedy
Jayco has notified owners, and dealers will replace the wiper system, free of charge. The recall began on July 30, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903403.
EQUIPMENT18V4510002018-07-0549 affected
Defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Jayco Alante, Precept, Seneca, Redhawk, and Melbourne motorhomes. The Cargo Carrying Capacity (CCC) label incorrectly overstates the cargo capacity, potentially causing the vehicle to be overloaded. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of…
Consequence
An overloaded vehicle has an increased risk of a crash.
Remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and will provided a corrected CCC label, free of charge. The recall began on August 22, 2018. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-517-9137. Jayco's number for this recall is 9903405.
VISIBILITY18V2970002018-05-04998 affected
Defect
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…
Consequence
Failure of the windshield wiper system can decrease the driver's visibility, increasing the risk of a crash.
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.
Complaints by component
VISIBILITY/WIPER
3
2injuries
POWER TRAIN
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
Total complaints5
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“Windshield wiper system worked intermittently for the last couple of years. Now it the windshield wiper system doesn’t work at all.”
“On 5/26/2020 my husband & I were driving home from gilroy, ca with our new 2019 jayco precept prestige motorhome. We were heading nb on I-55 (50-55mph) crossing from missouri into illinois (collinsville area) & a heavy hauler carrying concrete, was speeding sb on I-55 (65 mph at least) in a…”
“The first time the windshield wipers failed was in oct 2018. I was returning from a trip and was in colorado when it started raining and light snow. I noticed was the drivers side wiper blade was coming away from the wiper arm. I pulled over 3 times in the rain on interstate 70 to try to attach…”
“September 15 2018 while exiting the parking lot of a walmart in sterling colorado, I and my passenger heard a loud clunk and felt a sudden vibration. I immediately pulled back it to the parking lot. I exited the motorhome and took a look around. I look under the coach to find the exhaust system…”
“September 15 2018 while exiting the parking lot of a walmart in sterling colorado, I and my passenger heard a loud clunk and felt a sudden vibration. I immediately pulled back it to the parking lot. I exited the motorhome and took a look around. I look under the coach to find the exhaust system…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2019 Jayco Precept as of
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