- Vehicles
- 3,085
- Built between
- Jan 2016 – Jul 2016
- Models
- 7
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 3 August 2016
- Repaired
- 80%
- Unrepaired
- 627
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between January 2016 and July 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2016 Jayco Fifth Wheel EagleBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2017 Jayco Travel Trailer EagleBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Jayco Travel Trailer JAY FeatherBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Jayco Travel Trailer JAY FlightBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Jayco Travel Trailer JAY Flight SLXBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Jayco Travel Trailer OctaneBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
- 2016-2017 Jayco Travel Trailer White HawkBuilt January 2016 to July 2016
Repair progress
627 of 3,085 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2019.
80% repaired — 2,458 of 3,085 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Jay Feather, Jay Flight, Jay Flight SLX, Eagle, White Hawk, and Octane travel trailers manufactured January 5, 2016, to July 18, 2016, equipped with a Sway Command anti-sway system. When connected to certain tow vehicles that have an integrated brake controller, and after the anti-sway system has applied the trailer brakes in response to a sway event, the trailer brakes may no longer function to slow or stop the trailer.
What could happen
A loss of trailer brakes may lengthen the distance needed to stop the vehicle and cause a loss of vehicle control, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will remove the Sway Command system from the affected travel trailers, free of charge. The recall began on August 3, 2016.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJanuary 2016 to July 2016
- Recall reported to NHTSA27 July 2016
- Owners notified3 August 2016
- Latest repair reportQ2 2019 — 80% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 27 July 2016.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Jayco's number for this recall is 9901308.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- 9901308
- Recalling manufacturer
- Jayco, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.