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2016 Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk 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 Jun 30, 2019
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 2016 Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk, 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

  • Suspension562.5%
  • Other / unspecified225.0%
  • Brakes112.5%

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.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

TRAVEL TRAILER HAS WIDE STANCE AXLES MANUFACTURED BY LIPPERT COMPONENTS INC. THE AXLES MEASURE 2 3/8" DIAMETER AND THE REAR AXLE BENT PERMANENTLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO THE INSIDE EDGE OF THE REAR TIRES AND LEADING TO POTENTIAL TIRE FAILURE. PRIOR WHITE HAWK MODEL YEARS INCLUDING 2012 HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH 2 3/8 INCH DIAMETER DEXTER AXLES THAT WERE UPGRADED TO 3 INCH TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID 11228483 · filed Jun 30, 2019

ON JULY 25,2018 LIPPERT REPLACED A BENT AXLE ON MY WHITE HAWK TT. I STARTED MY DRIVE TOWARDS HOME AND AFTER LESS THAN 8 HOURS OF DRIVING THE NEW AXLE BENT. THIS OCCURED ON INTERSTATE 70 AS I WAS GOING AROUND INDIANAPOLIS, IN. THE AXLES ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER ARE EACH RATED AT 3.500 LBS AND THE GROSS WEIGHT IS 7,500 LBS. THE AXLE DIAMETER IS 2 3/8 INCHES. LIPPERT IS REPLACING THEM AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WITH 3" DIAMETER TUBES. THE WEIGHT CAPACITY WILL STILL BE 3500 LBS. LIPPERT ASKED ME TO DRIVE FROM INDIANAPOLIS WHERE THEY BENT TO GOSHEN IN SO THEY COULD REPAIR THEM AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER. ON THE WAY HERE THE BACK RIGHT TIRE DEVELOPED EXPOSED STEEL TREAD AND THE HANGER WAS BENT. I DROVE IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM FOR 2 OF THE 3 HOURS. I'M GLAD THE TIRE DID NOT RUPTURE ALONG THE WAY. THIS IS THE 4TH AXLE TO BEND ON MY TT SINCE APRIL 25, 2018. MY CERTIFIED WEIGHT ON THE 2 AXLES IS 6000 LBS AND AT THE HITCH END THE WEIGHT IS 1160 LBS. I AM UNDER WEIGHT. THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT INVOLVING AXLES ON THE JAYCO WHITE HAWK 2016. JAYCO HAS BEEN NO HELP. THEY BLAME EVERYTHING ON LIPPERT.

NHTSA ID 11114994 · filed Jul 31, 2018

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

Other / unspecified

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

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

ON JULY 25,2018 LIPPERT REPLACED A BENT AXLE ON MY WHITE HAWK TT. I STARTED MY DRIVE TOWARDS HOME AND AFTER LESS THAN 8 HOURS OF DRIVING THE NEW AXLE BENT. THIS OCCURED ON INTERSTATE 70 AS I WAS GOING AROUND INDIANAPOLIS, IN. THE AXLES ON THIS TRAVEL TRAILER ARE EACH RATED AT 3.500 LBS AND THE GROSS WEIGHT IS 7,500 LBS. THE AXLE DIAMETER IS 2 3/8 INCHES. LIPPERT IS REPLACING THEM AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WITH 3" DIAMETER TUBES. THE WEIGHT CAPACITY WILL STILL BE 3500 LBS. LIPPERT ASKED ME TO DRIVE FROM INDIANAPOLIS WHERE THEY BENT TO GOSHEN IN SO THEY COULD REPAIR THEM AT THEIR SERVICE CENTER. ON THE WAY HERE THE BACK RIGHT TIRE DEVELOPED EXPOSED STEEL TREAD AND THE HANGER WAS BENT. I DROVE IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM FOR 2 OF THE 3 HOURS. I'M GLAD THE TIRE DID NOT RUPTURE ALONG THE WAY. THIS IS THE 4TH AXLE TO BEND ON MY TT SINCE APRIL 25, 2018. MY CERTIFIED WEIGHT ON THE 2 AXLES IS 6000 LBS AND AT THE HITCH END THE WEIGHT IS 1160 LBS. I AM UNDER WEIGHT. THIS IS MY SECOND REPORT INVOLVING AXLES ON THE JAYCO WHITE HAWK 2016. JAYCO HAS BEEN NO HELP. THEY BLAME EVERYTHING ON LIPPERT.

NHTSA ID 11114994 · filed Jul 31, 2018

THE AXLES ON MY CAMPER HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME WITH THE SAME AXLE. WITH NO OTHER MODIFICATIONS. THE FIRST TIME ONLY THE REAR AXLE BENT BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALER IN CT. THE SECOND TIME BOTH AXLES BENT AND IN THE FROM RIGHT WHEEL THE BREAKS, BEARINGS, BUSHING, HUB AND SPINDLE WERE ALL DESTROYED. THE WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF. LIPPERT REPLACED ALL PARTS AND WHEN I RETURNED TO NY MY DEALER INSPECTED THE AXLES AND REPLACED THE SPRINGS, SHACKLES, AND A BUSHING IN JUNE 2018. ON JULY 4, 2018 THE REAR AXLE BENT AGAIN. I'VE NOW BEEN STRANDED WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT AXLES A TOTAL OF 33 DAYS.ALL EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAYS. SIMPLY REPLACING THE AXLES IS NOT WORKING. ADDITIONAL UPGRADES NEED TO BE MADE. JAYCO CASE # G14B0419 LIPER CASE # 1771682 PETE'S RV IN CT CONTACT INFO SARA HAYDEN [email protected] PHONE 855.313.0039

NHTSA ID 11112473 · filed Jul 19, 2018

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

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

THE AXLES ON MY CAMPER HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES. EACH TIME WITH THE SAME AXLE. WITH NO OTHER MODIFICATIONS. THE FIRST TIME ONLY THE REAR AXLE BENT BUT I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BACK TO THE DEALER IN CT. THE SECOND TIME BOTH AXLES BENT AND IN THE FROM RIGHT WHEEL THE BREAKS, BEARINGS, BUSHING, HUB AND SPINDLE WERE ALL DESTROYED. THE WHEEL ALMOST FELL OFF. LIPPERT REPLACED ALL PARTS AND WHEN I RETURNED TO NY MY DEALER INSPECTED THE AXLES AND REPLACED THE SPRINGS, SHACKLES, AND A BUSHING IN JUNE 2018. ON JULY 4, 2018 THE REAR AXLE BENT AGAIN. I'VE NOW BEEN STRANDED WAITING FOR REPLACEMENT AXLES A TOTAL OF 33 DAYS.ALL EVENTS OCCURRED WHILE MOVING ON HIGHWAYS. SIMPLY REPLACING THE AXLES IS NOT WORKING. ADDITIONAL UPGRADES NEED TO BE MADE. JAYCO CASE # G14B0419 LIPER CASE # 1771682 PETE'S RV IN CT CONTACT INFO SARA HAYDEN [email protected] PHONE 855.313.0039

NHTSA ID 11112473 · filed Jul 19, 2018

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.

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