2018 Jayco Fifth Wheel North Point Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2018 Jayco Fifth Wheel North Point, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Suspension266.7%
- Body & structure133.3%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Suspension
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE DRIVER SIDE TIRES ARE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE WHEEL WELLS WHEN VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. VEHICLE IS LOADED WITHIN ALLOWED TOLERANCES. DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THE WHEEL WELLS AT THIS POINT. THERE IS AN ACTIVE RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUES FOR THE 2017 MODEL YEAR. COMPONENTS ARE THE SAME BETWEEN MODEL YEARS. AFTER VISITING FORUM WEBSITES THIS ISSUES IS PRESENT IN MY MODEL YEAR WITH MANY VEHICLE OWNERS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS DENIED CLAIMS TO FIX ISSUES CITING VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS ISSUE WAS FIRST REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD.
TIRES ARE RUBBING ON FENDER WELL JAYCO SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S A 2018. THERE A STRUCTURAL CRACK AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF BED ROOM SLIDE SHOWED UP DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT JAYCO SAID THERE NO WARRANTY ON THE TRAILER.*DT*DT*JB*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
TIRES ARE RUBBING ON FENDER WELL JAYCO SAID IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL FOR IT BECAUSE IT'S A 2018. THERE A STRUCTURAL CRACK AT BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF BED ROOM SLIDE SHOWED UP DAY AFTER WE BOUGHT IT JAYCO SAID THERE NO WARRANTY ON THE TRAILER.*DT*DT*JB*JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .