2016 Jayco Fifth Wheel Seismic 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 2016 Jayco Fifth Wheel Seismic, 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
- Brakes1100.0%
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
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE LIPPERT 7K LB AXLE GREASE SEALS WERE LEAKING WHEN I DISASSEMBLED THE WHEEL SEALS AND BEARINGS IN ORDER TO REPACK THE BEARINGS. THE OIL SEAL HAD LEAKED WHICH RESULTED IN A COATING OF GREASE ON EVERYTHING INSIDE THE BRAKE DRUM AND BRAKE PADS. I HAVE 10K MILES PULLING THIS TRAILER. THE BRAKE PADS STILL HAVE MUCH PAD LEFT. THE AXLE SPINDLE HOUSING WAS FULL OF GREASE, INDICATING EITHER THE DEALER OR FACTORY USED THE QUICK GREASE ZERK FITTING AND OVERFILLED WITH GREASE WHICH BLEW OUT THE GREASE SEAL. I'VE READ ON JAYCO FORUMS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, SO I NEVER USED THE QUICK FITTING MYSELF, SINCE I DON'T DRIVE THE AXLE UNDER WATER. OWNERS SHOULD BE WARNED OF THIS PROBLEM, SINCE IT COULD LEAD TO BRAKE FAILURE.
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
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