Jayco, Inc.: Equipment › Recreational Vehicle/Trailer
Jayco, Inc. reported this defect to federal regulators on May 7, 2015 and put the number of vehicles at risk at 2,747. The repair is free for as long as the recall stands.
The defect
Jayco, Inc. (Jayco) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Seismic Pinnacle and Eagle Premier recreational trailers manufactured April 3, 2013, to February 27, 2015. In the affected vehicles, a rivet for the quad entry steps may shear and fail, causing the steps to give when being used.
The risk
If the rivet shears under occupant load, the occupant may fall, increasing the risk of personal injury.
The remedy
Jayco will notify owners, and dealers will replace the defective rivets with bolts, free of charge. The recall began on June 4, 2015. Owners may contact Jayco customer service at 1-800-283-8267.
6 model years covered
Newest first| Vehicle | Complaints | Recalls | Fires | Crashes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Jayco Fifth Wheel Eagle Premier | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Jayco Fifth Wheel Seismic | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Jayco Eagle Premier | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Jayco Seismic | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Jayco Eagle Premier | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Jayco Seismic | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
What this page is, and what to do next
A recall is not an opinion. It is a Part 573 report a manufacturer is required by federal law to file once it decides a defect poses an unreasonable risk to safety, and it commits them to repairing the vehicle at no cost to the owner. The three passages above are the manufacturer’s own wording as published by NHTSA.
This page describes the campaign. It cannot tell you whether one particular car has already been through the shop — that is tracked by VIN, and only the manufacturer knows it. Check yours at nhtsa.gov/recalls or with a franchised dealer, quoting campaign number 15V266000.
Full record for the 2015 Jayco Fifth Wheel Eagle Premier → · Recalls carrying a do-not-drive advisory → · Where this data comes from →