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1991 Jayco Eagle

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the trailer hitches. It has been recalled 2 times.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Trailer Hitches1
000
Tires1
000
Equipment1
000

2 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Wheels93V166000
Filed Oct 4, 199366 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. THE WHEEL TECH WHEEL DOES NOT SEAT PROPERLY AGAINST THE HUB CAUSING INABILITY TO FULLY TIGHTEN THE WHEEL LUG NUTS.

Risk. IF THE LUG NUTS ARE NOT TIGHTENED THE WHEEL CAN SEPARATEFROM THE TRAILER DURING TRAVEL CAUSING DANGER TO THE TOW VEHICLE AND OTHERVEHICLES IN THE ROADWAY.

Remedy. REPLACE BOTH WHEELS AND TIRES WITH WHEELS AND TIRES FROM A DIFFERENT DISTRIBUTOR WHICH WILL ALLOW PROPER FIT AGAINST THE HUB AND COMPLETE TIGHTENING OF THE LUG NUTS.

Unknown or Other93V143000
Filed Sep 14, 19933,143 vehiclesJayco, Inc.

Defect. THE SWITCH WHICH OPENS THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM MAY HAVE BEEN INSTALLED INCORRECTLY OR DAMAGED DURING SHIPPING. ALSO, MOISTURE CAN INTRUDE INTO THE CONTROL MODULE. ANY ONE OF THESE CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE THE SLIDE OUT ROOM TO OPEN WHEN THE SWITCH IS OFF.

Risk. IF THE SLIDE-OUT ROOM OPENS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS INMOTION, IT CAN RESULT IN A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.

Remedy. INSPECT THE SLIDE-OUT SWITCH AND THE CONTROL MODULE. DAMAGED SWITCHES WILL BE REPAIRED, AND THE CONTROL MODULE WILL BE REPLACED OR FITTED WITH A PROTECTIVE COVER, AS NECESSARY.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Tires
Filed Oct 30, 2009IN

TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE MAKE - NU-WA MODEL - SNOWBIRRD TIRE - HI-RUN THESE OPTION WERE NOT AVAILABLE CHOICES ON THE APPLICATION FORM. *TR

Equipment
Filed Jul 23, 2003IL

THE DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL 99E036000 CONCERNING NORCOLD REFRIGERATOR BECAUSE VEHICLE WASN'T PURCHASED FROM THEM. SERIAL #00837AFBKJ0.*AK

Trailer Hitches
Filed Oct 15, 1999MN

THE TRAILER HITCH WAS NOT PROPERLY WELDED, AND WHILE IN SWITCHING LANES, TRAILER WAS RELEASED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL ACROSS THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2000
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20141100Routine
20132300Routine
20120100Routine
20110400Routine
20102200Routine
20092220Routine
20081100Routine
20072300Routine
20051300Routine
20040400Routine
20030500Routine
20021300Routine
20012300Routine
20008500Routine
19995300Routine
19987600Routine
19971710Routine
19965110Routine
19951200Routine
19940100Routine
19931300Routine
19920200Routine
1991 — this page3200Routine

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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: Oct 4, 1993. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.