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1997 Jayco Designer Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 2, 2010
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Aug 4, 1998

What this page shows

Our database holds 11 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1997 Jayco Designer. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–11 of 11

Body & structure
Filed Aug 2, 2010

THE 6" CHANNEL WELDED ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE FIFTH WHEEL PIN BOX BROKE IN HALF CAUSING THE TRAILER TO DROP.THIS IS THE POINT OF ATTACHMENT OF THE FIFTH WHEEL TO THE TOW VEHICLE. THE CHANNEL SUPPORTS THE FRONT PART OF THE KING PIN BOX. ON REMOVAL OF THE SHEET METAL UNDER THE GOOSENECK PART OF THE TRAILER IT EXPOSED THE CHANNEL BROKE INTO ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PIN BOX, THE METAL ON THE LEFT SIDE RIPPED OPEN, THE BACK OF THE PIN BOX ATTACHMENT BROKE LOOSE AND METAL RIPPED OUT. ONE WELD WAS BROKEN. I HAVE BEEN INTOUCH WITH JAYCO BUT THEY SAY IT IS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. THEY SAY THAT THIS UNIT IS 13 YEARS OLD AND I WILL HAVE TO REPAIR. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE METAL USED FOR THIS MAJOR STRESS POINT IS TO THIN AND INFERIOR. THE CONTINUED FLEXING OF THESE COMPONENTS CAUSE THEM TO BREAK AFTER TIME AND THE RESULT CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THE TOW VEHICLE AS WELL AS OTHER UNSUSPECTING MOTORIST. REPAIR OF THIS WILL ONLY MOVE THE FLEX POINT TO THE SIDE OF THE WELD AND AGAIN AFTER CONTINUOUS FLEXING BREAK AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE HANDLED ASAP. THERE IS NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW MANY UNITS ARE TRAVELING OUR HIGHWAYS THAT ARE ONLY SECONDS AWAY FROM TRAGEDY. I HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW IF SO NEEDED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10346837
Incident
Jun 12, 2010
Mileage
40,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Jun 28, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 JAYCO DESIGNER. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 01V251000 (STRUCTURE). FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, THE CONTACT HAD BEEN TO THREE DEALERS AND THE VEHICLE STILL HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER FINALLY RECEIVED THE PART, BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. NO OTHER VEHICLE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID
10194896
Incident
Feb 24, 2006
Electrical
Filed Apr 7, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE IS A RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V122001 REGARDING THE FUSES AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS. THE VEHICLE IS NOT HAVING THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 5/3/2006 - THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN RESOLVED. *NM

NHTSA ID
10154808
Incident
Apr 7, 2006
Electrical
Filed Aug 12, 2005

RETURNED TO MOTORHOME FROM DINNER WITH A/C ON AND FOUND A COACH FULL OF SMOKE. DISCONNECTED ALL POWER, TRAVELED 2 DAYS WITHOUT AIR IN OVER 100' TEMPS. BROUGHT COACH IN FOR REPAIR AND FOUND ONLINE WITH GOODSAMS CLUB, 2 RECALLS FOR THIS UNIT. NHTSA-- 98V122001. OUR VIN # IS [XXX]. NOTIFIED JAYCO (29FT. JAYCO, CLASS C DESIGNER SERIES MOTORHOME) AND THEY SAID OUR UNIT DID NOT FALL INTO THAT RECALL. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE RECALL IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED. THE WHOLE COACH COULD HAVE CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, THERE IS ANOTHER RECALL--NHTSA CAMP. ID-97V062000. PLEASE CHECK INTO THIS ONE ALSO. *JB UPDATED 07/19/2012 *JS

NHTSA ID
10132663
Incident
Jun 28, 2005
Mileage
35,700 mi
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 22, 2003

ON SEPT.16,2002, I HAD A LEFT FRONT TIRE, FIRESTONE STEELTEX 225/75/16, TREAD SEPARATE FROM THE STEEL BELT. JULY 27TH THIS YEAR, TWO BACK DUALS, LEFT SIDE, SEPERATED. THEN ON AUG. 16TH, 124 MILES MORE, TWO MORE TIRES SEPERATED. FOR AS TOTAL OF 5 TIRES WITH LESS THAN 19,000 MILES. THESE TIRES WERE ON MY RV. WHEN I BOUGHT IT NEW. *AK

NHTSA ID
10033294
Incident
Aug 16, 2003
Mileage
16,766 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Oct 8, 2002

CONSUMER STATES AFTER SOME MOUNTAIN DRIVING THE FRAME TO THE TRAILER THAT THE HITCH IS ATTACHED TO CRACKED AND COLLASPED. *MR

NHTSA ID
8020350
Incident
Aug 8, 2002
ElectricalOther / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed May 10, 2002

FRONT REAR THREE COVERS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE CAME OFF WHILE TRAVELING AND TWO SLIDE OUT MOTORS BURNT UP. *YH

NHTSA ID
565730
Incident
Oct 1, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Oct 23, 2001

WHILE DRIVING, 2 TIRES, LEFT FRONT AND RIGHT REAR, HAVE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, ONE IN MARCH AND THE OTHER IN APRIL OF 2001, BOTH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT, LT215/85R16 E. *YH

NHTSA ID
563766
Incident
Mar 1, 2001
Brakes
Filed Oct 27, 2000

ON OR ABOUT NOVEMBER 9, 1999 THE HYDRAULIC SURGE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED DURING AN EMERGENCY STOP. ON OCTOBER 22, 2000 THE SAME WHEEL CYLINDER FAILED WHILE CRUISING AT 60MPH. DEALER ORIG. SAID OTHERS IN SERIES HAD SAME PROBLEM IN 1999.

NHTSA ID
735285
Incident
Oct 22, 2000
Tires & wheels
Filed Aug 28, 2000

THE GOODYEAR WRANGLER HT TIRE SIZE LT P215/85R16 EXPERIENCED TWO TIRE TREAD SEPARATIONS WHILE DRIVING CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RECREATIONAL TRAILER. *MJS

NHTSA ID
554028
Incident
Jul 21, 2000
Engine
Filed Aug 4, 1998

CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR IS PICKING UP AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN MOTOR HOME. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID
826243

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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