2018 Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk

Routine

Owners filed 4 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the suspension. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Suspension3
000
Structure › Body1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer › Lpg Systems21V425000
Filed Jun 4, 202187,649 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain 2017-2018 Jayco Designer, 2017-2021 Eagle HT, Eagle, Jay Feather, Jay Flight SLX, Jay Flight, North Point, Octane Superlite, Pinnacle, White Hawk, 2017-2020 Eagle HT, 2018-2021 Jay Flight Bungalow, 2017-2019 Octane, and 2019-2020 Eagle HTX travel trailers and fifth wheels equipped with a Winntec model 6020 two-stage propane regulator. The regulator may fail, causing an increase in propane pressure.

Risk. Increased propane pressure can enlarge the flames in gas appliances, increasing the risk of a fire.

Remedy. Dealers will replace the regulator and test the propane system for leaks, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed August 3, 2021. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Body
Filed Mar 29, 2023NV

Tha front cap appears to be moving or the body is flexing too much. This is causing the sides to come out of the front trim moulding. If this happens going down the highway while in tow it could cause the side of the trailer to be torn off.

Suspension
Filed Jan 22, 2022CA

A weld failed on a spring hanger in the suspension to the frame on the passenger side rear axle. It dropped down and shifted the front axle which destroyed the front axle causing the wheel bearings to get hot and weld together. The trailer is currently at an RV Repair Shop being repaired. If we had not noticed this when we did, it could have caused a fire or accident on the highway. The RV Repair Shop which is repairing our problem had this same issue in their shop two weeks prior. The trailer has not been inspected by anyone other than the RV Repair Shop. There was no warning of this incident until the wheel started smoking.

Suspension
Filed Nov 25, 2019CO

2018 JAYCO WHITE HAWK TRAILER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO SAFETY ISSUES CONCERNING BENT AXLES THAT CAUSES TIRES TO BLOWOUT. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE THE AXEL BUT, WITH THE SAME PARTS THAT FAILED PREVIOUSLY. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER CHECKED OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ON THE LOT AND THEY ALSO HAD BENT AXLES. *JS

Suspension
Filed Oct 17, 201910,000 milesCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 JAYCO WHITE HAWK. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CAMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRACKETS THAT ATTACH THE SPRING HANGERS TO THE FRAME FRACTURED FROM THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND SENT OUT A MECHANIC. NEW BRACKETS THAT HOLD THE SPRING HANGERS WERE WELDED ONTO THE FRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. *LN *DT PHOTOS ATTACHED *JB*JB*DT*JB

4 of 4 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2020
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20240100Routine
20231200Routine
20221200Routine
20210300Routine
20206400Routine
20194700Routine
2018 — this page4100Routine
20172300Routine
20165200Routine
20153200Routine

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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: Jun 4, 2021. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.