Jayco Fifth Wheel Wheels: Rim

Jayco Fifth Wheel is recalling about 14 vehicles over a problem with the wheels. The interference may generate enough heat to cause the tire to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

Campaign
17V167000
Manufacturer
Jayco, Inc.
Reported
14 March 2017
Vehicles
14
Built between
May 2016 – Oct 2016
Models
1
Recall type
Vehicle
Initiated by
Manufacturer
Owners notified
27 March 2017
Repaired
79%
Unrepaired
3

Does this affect my vehicle?

This recall covers vehicles built between May 2016 and October 2016. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.

  • 2017 Jayco Fifth Wheel DesignerBuilt May 2016 to October 2016

Repair progress

3 of 14 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q4 2018.

79% repaired — 11 of 14 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 2017 Designer fifth wheel recreational trailers equipped with the disk brake option. The steel rim of the spare tire may rub against the brake caliper.

What could happen

The interference may generate enough heat to cause the tire to fail, increasing the risk of a crash.

What gets fixed

Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the spare wheel with an aluminum rim with a new spare, free of charge. The recall began on March 27, 2017.

Timeline

  1. Vehicles builtMay 2016 to October 2016
  2. Recall reported to NHTSA14 March 2017
  3. Owners notified27 March 2017
  4. Latest repair reportQ4 2018 — 79% 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 14 March 2017.

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 the recall is 9901347.

Official source

Manufacturer's recall number
9901347
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.

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