The mud flaps installed in front of the rear wheels were only fastened at the outer side of the mud flap. The metal subframe has holes for fasteners, however, there is NO evidence that ANY fasteners have ever been attached on the top of the mud flap frame to secure it properly. This results in the mud flaps swinging in and rubbing against the inner tire on both sides of the vehicle. Based on the draft under the vehicle this rubbing can be relatively constant at highway speed. Our vehicle has approximately 18,000 miles on it as our use model results in lots of highway travel. The damage to the tires was noted by the dealer when the unit was in for an unrelated item. The passenger side inner rear tire has been severely damaged by the metal frame for the mud flap wearing into the tread on the tire. Both side mud flaps are significantly worn away. The safety aspect of this is that the tires are being damaged/compromised and may result in a failure at highway speed which could result in damage to the vehicle, other vehicles, injuries or possibly even death of occupants. As this is a failure in manufacturing/assembly and/or quality of build review, it may be widespread across the Entegra (manufactured by Jayco) Accolade and sister models of the Jayco Seneca. This deficiency may also not be noticed by many owners until long after the original warranty period, resulting in significant cost that is really the result of OEM manufacturing/assembly failures. Recommend that ALL related models - Accolade / Seneca on similar chassis must be inspected and the installation corrected as required.
- NHTSA ID
- 11625846
- Incident
- Oct 22, 2024