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2017 Jayco Fifth Wheel Seismic Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 13, 2020
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2017 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

  • Other / unspecified150.0%
  • Suspension150.0%

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

Other / unspecified

Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 JAYCO SEISMIC. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG TOXIC ODOR AROUND THE KITCHEN DRAIN AND CABINET AREAS. THE MANUFACTURER INSPECTED THE CAMPER AND FOUND THAT THE CAMPER'S DRAINING SYSTEM WAS NOT VENTING THROUGH THE ROOF. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RECREATIONAL VEHICLE TO BE EXPOSED AND FILLED WITH FORMALDEHYDE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE IN STORAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DEVELOPED ALLERGY SYMPTOMS EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS RECEIVED AND THE DOCTOR FOUND FORMALDEHYDE IN THE CONTACT'S LUNGS AND NASAL CAVITIES. THE CONTACT WAS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR POISONING. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID 11102397 · filed Jun 18, 2018

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Suspension

Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE BOLT IN THE FRONT AXLE HANGER BRACKET DISLODGED SOMEWHERE BETWEEN CHATTANOOGA TN AND MERIDIAN MS. I REALIZED THIS AS I WAS RE-TORQUING LUG NUTS AND NOTICED THAT THE BOLT WAS MISSING AND I HAD EXCESSIVE TREAD WEAR ON THE FRONT AXLE TIRES. FURTHER INSPECTION SHOWED DEFORMATION OF THE BOLT HOLE IN THE HANGER BRACKET. I CHECKED ALL OTHER NUTS AND BOLTS AND ALL WERE TIGHT. DURING THE REPAIR PROCESS THE NUT WAS REMOVED FROM THE OPPOSITE SIDE AND FOUND THAT THE HOLE IN THAT HANGER BRACKET IS ALSO DEFORMING BUT, CURRENTLY TO A LESSER DEGREE THAN THE ONE THAT FAILED.

NHTSA ID 11166478 · filed Jan 11, 2019

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

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