2020 Jayco Precept: recalls and complaints
Official NHTSA recall campaigns and consumer complaints for one RV model year, with the notice text and links to the source.
Key facts
- The 2020 Jayco Precept has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns that list this model year.
- It is mapped to the Ford F-53 chassis, so 2 chassis recalls are shown as inherited.
- 0 equipment recalls are linked to it by reviewed rules.
- NHTSA holds 6 consumer complaints for this model year. Complaints are unverified reports, not confirmed failures.
- The latest campaign was received on September 30, 2022, 1,450 days before the NHTSA release of September 19, 2026.
- RV class: Class A gas. Brand owner in this site's reference table: Thor Industries (high confidence).
NHTSA records released through September 19, 2026; Transport Canada records through September 19, 2026. The absence of a recall in this dataset does not establish that a vehicle is safe.
Recall campaigns
6 campaigns in total: 4 listed for this model year, 2 inherited from the chassis and 0 equipment. Remedy text is quoted from the official notice; open the full notice for the whole text.
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V297000 | May 4, 2022 | Equipment: Recreational Vehicle/Trailer | Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2020-2022 Jayco Precept motorhomes. The heat shield beneath the storage compartment may not be long enough, which can allow the heat from the exhaust system to melt the storage compartment. | Dealers will extend the heat shield, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2022. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267. | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 21V204000 | March 24, 2021 | Equipment: Appliance | 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… | 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.… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 20V667000 | October 29, 2020 | Engine | Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Jayco Alante, Precept, Entegra Vision, 2021 Jayco Precept Prestige, Entegra Vision XL, and Emblem motorhomes built on a Ford F-53 chassis. The engine covers may not contain… | Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional insulation insert, and a foam seal on the outer edge of the cover, free of charge. The recall began… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| 20V337000 | June 9, 2020 | Visibility | Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2020 Motorized Alante, Greyhawk, Melbourne, Precept, Redhawk, Seneca, Accolade, Emblem, Esteem, Odyssey, Qwest, and Vision recreational vehicles. The adhesive bond between the glass and… | Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the frameless windows for proper adhesive bond strength, replacing the windows as necessary, free of charge. This… | Vehicle | Full notice NHTSA |
| Campaign | Received | Component | Summary | Remedy (official text) | Type | Link basis | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22V731000 | September 30, 2022 | Suspension | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 F-53 recreational stripped chassis vehicles. The rear stabilizer bar attachment brackets may break and separate from the vehicle. | Dealers will inspect the bolt tightness for both rear stabilizer attachment brackets and replace the weld nuts and bolts, as necessary, free of charge. Owner… | Vehicle | Inherited from Ford F-53 | Full notice NHTSA |
| 21V202000 | March 24, 2021 | Power Train | Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2020-2021 F-53 Motorhome Stripped Chassis and F-59 Commercial Stripped Chassis vehicles. An inadequate amount of rear axle lubricant may cause rear wheel bearing damage and bearing… | Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the rear wheel bearings, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 12,… | Vehicle | Inherited from Ford F-53 | Full notice NHTSA |
Complaints by component
6 unique complaints. The share is the number of unique complaints tagged to a component category divided by the 6 unique complaints for this model year. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares can add up to more than 100 percent.
| Component category | Complaints | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical System | 2 | 33% | |
| Unknown or Other | 2 | 33% | |
| Engine | 1 | 17% | |
| Equipment | 1 | 17% | |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 17% | |
| Seats | 1 | 17% | |
| Steering | 1 | 17% | |
| Structure | 1 | 17% |
Complaint excerpts
The 5 most recent complaints with a narrative. Names, emails, phone numbers, VINs and addresses are removed. Reports are unverified. NHTSA record set for this vehicle (JSON).
Gears in steering gear box must be "sloppy". Constantly needing to correct to drive a straight line down the road. I have gone to "Safety Plus Steering Control" and had them install the proper Control arm, thinking this would solve the problem. It has not. The constant correcting of the steering going down the road is tiring. I believe the gearbox is the problem. This has been a problem ever since I bought it new in 2020, and is getting worse. Thank you
The contact owns a 2020 Jayco Precept RV constructed on a 2019 Ford F-53 chassis. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the screws used to secure the brackets holding the 300-pound refrigerator failed, and the refrigerator became unsecured, causing the 25-foot long passenger’s side slider to detach. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact stated that the failure had previously occurred on multiple occasions and the passenger’s side slide brake and Hydraulic pump were replaced. Additionally, the overhead passenger’s side bed had detached from the …
WE HAVE MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH CYLINDER MISFIRE CODES. THE SMART JUNCTION BOX, WIRING AND SPARK PLUGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT WE REPEATEDLY TAKE OUR MOTORHOME TO FORD FOR REPAIRS. AT ONLY 5600 MILES WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL CONSISTENTLY.
DOGHOUSE BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT WHILE TRAVELLING. IT MELTS CANDY, GUM, MINTS SETTING IN THE CUPHOLDER OR CELLPHONE TRAY. CANNOT REST BAREFOOT ON THE DOGHOUSE..IT WAS FIRST NOTED SHORTLY AFTER DELIVERY OCT 2019. WE ADDRESSED IT WITH SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO INFORMED US JAYCO WOULD DO NOTHING UNLESS THERE NEEDED TO BE OTHER REPAIRS REQUIRING DASH REMOVAL. HEAT CONTINUES TO BE AN ISSUE.
CAN NOT ADJUST DRIVER SEAT SO THAT SMALLER DRIVERS CAN REACH THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDALS. I AM 5'1". EVEN WITH THE SEAT AS FAR FORWARD AND LOW AS POSSIBLE I HAVE TO WEAR PLATFORM SHOES IN ORDER TO DRIVE THE RV.
Chassis
- Ford F-53 (medium confidence). Named as the chassis for these model years in NHTSA notices 19V270000, 19V705000, 20V667000.
A family can be built on more than one chassis. Only chassis that a recall notice names for these model years are listed, so a chassis missing here is a gap in the record. A chassis recall covers only the vehicles its own notice describes, by build date and VIN range; check the notice before assuming it applies to a particular coach.
Canadian notices
Transport Canada publishes its own notices with their own IDs. They are separate records from the U.S. campaigns above and are never merged with them.
No Transport Canada notice in this dataset lists this model year.
Related model years
- 2019 Jayco Precept
- 2021 Jayco Precept
- Jayco Precept, all years
- 2020 Fleetwood RV Bounder (same class)
- 2020 Forest River Georgetown (same class)
- 2020 Newmar Bay Star (same class)
Source release: NHTSA September 19, 2026. Method version v1. How this page is built.
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