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2016 Jayco Travel Trailer Jay Feather

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Service Brakes1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Electrical System › Integrated Trailer Brake Control16V560000
Filed Jul 27, 20163,085 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. 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.

Risk. 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.

Remedy. 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. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267. Jayco's number for this recall is 9901308.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Jun 10, 20161,200 milesCO

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JAYCO JAY FEATHER. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRAILER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE TRAILER AS HAVING BRAKE FAILURE. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKES WERE COMPLETELY FRACTURED. THE TRAILER WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2017
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20240100Routine
20222100Routine
20211400Routine
20200300Routine
20193410Routine
20182110Routine
20175300Routine
2016 — this page1100Routine
20150100Routine
20103000Routine

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Other Jayco Travel Trailer models

All Jayco Travel Trailer models →
Jay Flight 67White Hawk 26Jay Flight Slx 24Eagle 19Octane 5Jay Series Sport 5Jay Flight Bungalow 3

Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jul 27, 2016. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.