2017 Jayco Travel Trailer White Hawk 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 2017 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
- Body & structure133.3%
- Brakes133.3%
- Other / unspecified133.3%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE WITH APPROX 4000 MILES SINCE NEW SUFFERED A BLOW OUT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE IN MOTION, TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. THIS ALMOST NEW TRAVEL TRAILER WAS DELIVERED WITH PROVIDER ST205 75R14 TIRES "MADE IN CHINA." THIS LOW MILEAGE TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY, TRAFFIC AFTER DARK AND EXPOSED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TOW VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES TO EXTREME DANGER, POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TOW VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE FORCED TO EXIT AND AWAIT ASSISTANCE AFTER DARK, LATE AT NIGHT IN A VERY DANGEROUS AREA. THESE TIRES CARRY A C LOAD RATING WHICH IS INADEQUATE FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 6,000 POUND TRAILER AND JAYCO SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE RISK INCURRED WITH TRAILERS DELIVERED WITH THESE POOR QUALITY CHINESE MANUFACTURED TIRES!
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
TRAILER HAS BEEN USED LESS THAN 10 TIMES SINCE NEW; SO FAR, TWICE INTO SHOP FOR HEATER..MOUNTS CAME LOOSE AND HEATER FELL OVER, SECOND TIME FOR THERMAL SWITCH. NOW IN SHOP FOR MAIN SLIDE OUT TO REPLACE GEAR BOX ($700). MAGNET ON RIGHT FORWARD WHEEL WAS NEVER INSTALLED PROPERLY IT HAD NO RETAINING CLIPS AND WAS FLOATING IN THE DRUM ($275). KITCHEN SLIDE OUT WAS DRAGGING FLOOR AND I...ME.. HAD TO TRIM 1/2 INCH OFF BOTTOM OF CABINETS. FENDER SKIRTS BOTH BLEW OFF AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BY ME $120. THIS TRAILER IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD AND HAS BEEN USED LESS THAN A DOZEN TIMES WITH SOME MAJOR REPAIR EVERY OUTING. I EXPECT SOME FORM OF COMPENSATION FOR SUCH SHODDY WORKMANSHIP AND FACTORY QUALITY CONTROL
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.
From owner reports, verbatim
VEHICLE WITH APPROX 4000 MILES SINCE NEW SUFFERED A BLOW OUT ON DRIVER SIDE FRONT TIRE WHILE IN MOTION, TRAVELING STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A HEAVILY TRAVELED HIGHWAY DURING HEAVY HOLIDAY TRAFFIC. THIS ALMOST NEW TRAVEL TRAILER WAS DELIVERED WITH PROVIDER ST205 75R14 TIRES "MADE IN CHINA." THIS LOW MILEAGE TIRE FAILURE OCCURRED IN HEAVY, TRAFFIC AFTER DARK AND EXPOSED THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TOW VEHICLE AND OTHER VEHICLES TO EXTREME DANGER, POSSIBLE LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TOW VEHICLE OCCUPANTS WERE FORCED TO EXIT AND AWAIT ASSISTANCE AFTER DARK, LATE AT NIGHT IN A VERY DANGEROUS AREA. THESE TIRES CARRY A C LOAD RATING WHICH IS INADEQUATE FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 6,000 POUND TRAILER AND JAYCO SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THE RISK INCURRED WITH TRAILERS DELIVERED WITH THESE POOR QUALITY CHINESE MANUFACTURED TIRES!
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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